# All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — AL (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — AL (statewide) (SA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 398.8 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.2% (Apr 2020) to 10.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-40000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-trade-transportation-and-utilities-al-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 398.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 400.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 401.9 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 402.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 403.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 403.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 402.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 402.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 404.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 403.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 403.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2025 | 405.1 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 405.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 406.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 406.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 407.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 407.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 407.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 406.9 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 408.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 408.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 407.9 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2024 | 407.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2024 | 408.8 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

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

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