# All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Boston, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Boston, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 169.8 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.5% (May 2020) to 18.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.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-boston-ma-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 169.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 170.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 171.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 173.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 172.1 thousands | 0.06 |
| April 2026 | 170.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 170.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 169.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 172.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 177.2 thousands | −0.1 |
| November 2025 | 175.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 172.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 171.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 171.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 171.9 thousands | 0.06 |
| June 2025 | 172.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 172.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 171.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 171.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 171.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 173.9 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 177.4 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 175.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 172.8 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-14454.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```