# United States Employment: Trade, Transportation & Utilities

United States Employment: Trade, Transportation & Utilities was up 0.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 28,818 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Apr 2020) to 11.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 28,818 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2026 | 28,796 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 28,767 thousands | 0.08 |
| July 2026 | 28,751 thousands | 0.02 |
| June 2026 | 28,728 thousands | −0.05 |
| May 2026 | 28,724 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2026 | 28,715 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 28,650 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 28,618 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2026 | 28,654 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 28,616 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 28,649 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2025 | 28,714 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 28,725 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 28,743 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 28,744 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 28,741 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 28,765 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 28,783 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 28,792 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 28,806 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2025 | 28,795 thousands | −0.01 |
| December 2024 | 28,811 thousands | −0.06 |
| November 2024 | 28,755 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

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

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