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

United States All employees, thousands, specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 1.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 5,281.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.0% (Apr 2020) to 15.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 5,281.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2026 | 5,288.3 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 5,277.8 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 5,266.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 5,253.1 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 5,249.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 5,245.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 5,244.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 5,235.2 thousands | 0.01 |
| January 2026 | 5,251.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 5,222.4 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 5,234.5 thousands | −0.08 |
| October 2025 | 5,215.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 5,224.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 5,211.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 5,224.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2025 | 5,232.3 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 5,229.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,233.4 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 5,232.5 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 5,234.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 5,230.4 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 5,239.2 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2024 | 5,238.5 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

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

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