# United States All employees, thousands, trade, transportation, and utilities, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, trade, transportation, and utilities, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 28,891 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.3% (Apr 2020) to 11.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-40000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1939-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (1,054 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-trade-transportation-and-utilities-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 28,891 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2026 | 28,670 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 28,657 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2026 | 28,716 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 28,711 thousands | −0.05 |
| May 2026 | 28,610 thousands | −0.07 |
| April 2026 | 28,476 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 28,404 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 28,379 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2026 | 28,606 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 29,348 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 29,094 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 28,757 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 28,596 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 28,620 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 28,666 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 28,725 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 28,631 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 28,543 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 28,554 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 28,605 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 28,760 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 29,570 thousands | −0.04 |
| November 2024 | 29,249 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```