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

United States All employees, thousands, specialty trade contractors, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 5,368.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.0% (Apr 2020) to 15.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1976-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (610 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-specialty-trade-contractors-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 5,368.9 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2026 | 5,370.3 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 5,400.1 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 5,382.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 5,352.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 5,268.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 5,194.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 5,107.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 5,062.2 thousands | 0.04 |
| January 2026 | 5,071.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 5,188.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 5,272.7 thousands | −0.07 |
| October 2025 | 5,308.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 5,305.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 5,335.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 5,350.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 5,335.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 5,254.4 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 5,183.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,098.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 5,060.1 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 5,042.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 5,208.8 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 5,276.2 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```