# Taiwan Employment

Taiwan Employment was up 0.09% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 11,640 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since January 2023.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 5th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Jun 2021) to 1.3% (Oct 2023), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS), Taiwan
- Makrognosis code: `TW.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1978-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (585 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/taiwan/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 11,640 thousands | 0.09 |
| August 2026 | 11,655 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2026 | 11,651 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2026 | 11,637 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2026 | 11,634 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 11,632 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 11,638 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 11,644 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 11,649 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 11,645 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 11,639 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 11,635 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 11,630 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 11,641 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 11,638 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 11,617 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 11,611 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 11,605 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 11,610 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 11,616 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 11,619 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 11,612 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 11,606 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 11,609 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TW.EMP.M.NSA"

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