# United States All employees, thousands, residential building finishing contractors, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, residential building finishing contractors, not seasonally adjusted was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 491.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.5% (Apr 2020) to 22.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238301`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-residential-building-finishing-contractors-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 491.4 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2026 | 499.8 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2026 | 492.1 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2026 | 494.5 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2026 | 491.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 485.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 480.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2026 | 477.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2026 | 480.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 492.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 504.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2025 | 507.9 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 501.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 504.9 thousands | −2.3 |
| July 2025 | 506.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 505.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2025 | 497.1 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 494.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2025 | 491.2 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 490.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 481.8 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 499.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 506.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 513.8 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238301"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238301",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```