# United States Employment: Goods-Producing

United States Employment: Goods-Producing was up 0.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 21,653 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-GOODS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-goods-producing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 21,653 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2026 | 21,638 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2026 | 21,611 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 21,571 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 21,536 thousands | 0.08 |
| May 2026 | 21,522 thousands | −0.07 |
| April 2026 | 21,519 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 21,513 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 21,480 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 21,501 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 21,456 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2025 | 21,477 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 21,452 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 21,472 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 21,461 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 21,496 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 21,519 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 21,538 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 21,555 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 21,559 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 21,560 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 21,559 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 21,591 thousands | −0.09 |
| November 2024 | 21,602 thousands | 0.09 |

## API

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

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