# All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — LA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — LA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 10.40 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.1% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Jun 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (285 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-accounting-tax-preparation-bookkeeping-and-payroll-us-la-payems-m-nsa-ind-60541200

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 10.40 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2026 | 10.50 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2026 | 10.70 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 10.50 thousands | −4.5 |
| May 2026 | 10.60 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2026 | 11.70 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2026 | 11.60 thousands | −5.7 |
| February 2026 | 11.70 thousands | −7.9 |
| January 2026 | 11.50 thousands | −7.3 |
| December 2025 | 10.90 thousands | −7.6 |
| November 2025 | 11.00 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2025 | 10.90 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2025 | 10.70 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 10.70 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 10.90 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 11.00 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 10.90 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 12.30 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2025 | 12.30 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 12.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 12.40 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 11.80 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 11.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 11.10 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```