# United States All employees, thousands, plastics product manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, plastics product manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 571.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.7% (Apr 2020) to 10.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-plastics-product-manufacturing-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 571.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 570.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 570.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2026 | 569.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2026 | 569.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 572.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 573.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 570.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 570.9 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2025 | 574.2 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 575.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 575.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 572.9 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2025 | 579.2 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 578.2 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 580.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 579.8 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 578.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2025 | 579.1 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 578.4 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 575.7 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2024 | 579.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 578.7 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 579.4 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-32326100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```