# United States All employees, thousands, pulp, paper, and paperboard mills, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, pulp, paper, and paperboard mills, seasonally adjusted was down 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 80.10 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (Nov 2020) to 3.4% (Oct 2022), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322100`
- 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-pulp-paper-and-paperboard-mills-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 80.10 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2026 | 81.10 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2026 | 80.10 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2026 | 81.50 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2026 | 81.40 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2026 | 81.90 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 82.50 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2026 | 82.40 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 82.00 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2025 | 82.20 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2025 | 82.30 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2025 | 82.00 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2025 | 83.00 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 82.50 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 81.90 thousands | −3.4 |
| June 2025 | 82.20 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 82.50 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2025 | 82.70 thousands | −3.4 |
| March 2025 | 83.00 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 83.00 thousands | −3.8 |
| January 2025 | 83.10 thousands | −4.6 |
| December 2024 | 83.50 thousands | −4.6 |
| November 2024 | 83.50 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2024 | 84.00 thousands | −2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32322100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```