# United States All employees, thousands, sawmills and wood preservation, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, sawmills and wood preservation, seasonally adjusted was down 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 82.50 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.9% (Apr 2020) to 7.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31321100`
- 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-sawmills-and-wood-preservation-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 82.50 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2026 | 82.70 thousands | −3.6 |
| July 2026 | 82.20 thousands | −3.7 |
| June 2026 | 81.30 thousands | −5.1 |
| May 2026 | 81.90 thousands | −5.0 |
| April 2026 | 81.50 thousands | −5.6 |
| March 2026 | 82.70 thousands | −3.8 |
| February 2026 | 82.70 thousands | −5.1 |
| January 2026 | 82.90 thousands | −4.9 |
| December 2025 | 83.50 thousands | −4.4 |
| November 2025 | 83.80 thousands | −4.7 |
| October 2025 | 84.40 thousands | −4.5 |
| September 2025 | 84.90 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 85.80 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2025 | 85.40 thousands | −5.3 |
| June 2025 | 85.70 thousands | −4.9 |
| May 2025 | 86.20 thousands | −5.8 |
| April 2025 | 86.30 thousands | −5.9 |
| March 2025 | 86.00 thousands | −5.6 |
| February 2025 | 87.10 thousands | −4.8 |
| January 2025 | 87.20 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2024 | 87.30 thousands | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 87.90 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 88.40 thousands | −3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31321100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31321100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```