# United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey: Employment Index (SA)

United States Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey: Employment Index (SA) was 3.00 diffusion index (net balance) in October 2026, down 57.1% from September 2026 and up 12.00 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.00 diffusion index (net balance) (Apr 2020) to 34.00 diffusion index (net balance) (Jul 2021), averaging 6.32 diffusion index (net balance).

- Source agency: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Makrognosis code: `US.RICHFED_MFG_EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: diffusion index (net balance)
- Coverage: 1993-11-01 to 2026-10-01 (396 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/richmond-fed-manufacturing-survey-employment-index-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 3.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| September 2026 | 7.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| August 2026 | −2.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| July 2026 | 2.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| June 2026 | −1.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| May 2026 | 1.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| April 2026 | −1.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| March 2026 | −2.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| February 2026 | −6.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| January 2026 | −7.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| December 2025 | −1.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| November 2025 | −5.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| October 2025 | −9.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| September 2025 | −12.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| August 2025 | −8.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| July 2025 | −15.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| June 2025 | −6.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| May 2025 | −7.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| April 2025 | −8.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| March 2025 | −3.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| February 2025 | 8.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| January 2025 | −1.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| December 2024 | −8.00 diffusion index (net balance) |
| November 2024 | −7.00 diffusion index (net balance) |

## API

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

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