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Residential and nonresidential trade jobs

Specialty trade employment, against a year before.

As of Sep 2026 · Federal payroll survey, specialty trade contractors · How we read it

Specialty trade jobs, against a year before

-4%-2%0%2%4%OctDecFebAprJunAugSep
  • Residential specialty trades
  • Nonresidential specialty trades

Line chart: Untitled. 2 series over 12 points.
PeriodResidential specialty tradesNonresidential specialty trades
Oct-1.9%0.9%
Nov-2.0%1.6%
Dec-2.0%1.1%
Jan-1.4%1.9%
Feb-2.0%1.7%
Mar-1.3%1.5%
Apr-1.6%1.8%
May-1.4%1.9%
Jun-1.5%2.0%
Jul-1.4%2.7%
Aug-0.9%3.0%
Sep-1.2%3.0%
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