# United States All employees, thousands, residential specialty trade contractors, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, residential specialty trade contractors, not seasonally adjusted was down 1.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,363.2 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Apr 2020) to 21.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238001`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (310 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-residential-specialty-trade-contractors-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,363.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2026 | 2,381.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 2,404.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 2,398.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 2,398.8 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2026 | 2,364.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 2,337.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,299.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 2,279.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2026 | 2,287.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 2,344.6 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 2,381.6 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2025 | 2,406.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2025 | 2,402.3 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,426.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 2,443.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,437.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,400.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,372.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,331.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,327.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 2,315.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 2,394.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,432.4 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238001"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238001",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```