# United States All employees, thousands, residential specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, residential specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted was down 1.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,332.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.5% (Apr 2020) to 21.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,332.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| September 2026 | 2,347.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 2,349.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 2,345.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,347.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2026 | 2,353.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 2,356.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 2,362.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 2,353.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 2,369.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,361.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2025 | 2,365.7 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2025 | 2,368.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2025 | 2,369.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,369.7 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 2,379.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,384.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,386.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,395.1 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,394.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 2,401.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,401.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 2,411.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,414.6 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

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

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