# United States All employees, thousands, primary metal manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, primary metal manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 373.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (May 2020) to 5.0% (Feb 2022), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31331000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-primary-metal-manufacturing-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 373.5 thousands | 3.1 |
| September 2026 | 369.4 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 371.5 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 371.4 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 369.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 366.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 364.6 thousands | 0.05 |
| March 2026 | 363.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 363.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 363.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 363.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 361.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 362.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2025 | 363.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 364.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 366.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 365.9 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 365.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 364.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| March 2025 | 364.5 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2025 | 364.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 361.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 364.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2024 | 363.4 thousands | −2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31331000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31331000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```