# United States All employees, thousands, sheet metal work manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, sheet metal work manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 117.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Jul 2020) to 8.3% (Aug 2018), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31332322`
- 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-sheet-metal-work-manufacturing-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 117.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 117.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 118.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 117.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2026 | 118.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 116.2 thousands | 0.09 |
| March 2026 | 115.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 115.4 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2026 | 116.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 116.7 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 118.1 thousands | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 118.0 thousands | 5.1 |
| September 2025 | 117.3 thousands | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 2.2 |
| July 2025 | 116.9 thousands | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 118.2 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 116.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 116.1 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 114.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 115.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 113.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 113.3 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 113.2 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 112.3 thousands | −2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31332322"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-31332322",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```