# All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 215.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Apr 2020) to 10.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38900.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-portland-vancouver

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 215.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 214.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 215.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2026 | 213.7 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2026 | 212.9 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 213.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2026 | 212.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 213.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 217.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 223.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2025 | 221.5 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2025 | 219.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 216.9 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 217.7 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 217.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 218.2 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 218.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 218.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 218.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 218.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 220.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 227.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 225.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2024 | 221.5 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```