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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200

Latest (y/y)−2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.9%August 2026
Level24.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 24.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Apr 2020) to 7.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)15.017.520.022.525.027.530.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202624.60 thousands−2.0
August 202625.30 thousands−1.9
July 202625.90 thousands−1.1
June 202625.50 thousands−1.2
May 202625.90 thousands1.2
April 202628.10 thousands1.1
March 202627.90 thousands0.0
February 202628.10 thousands0.4
January 202626.50 thousands−1.9
December 202525.20 thousands−4.5
November 202525.80 thousands−1.1
October 202525.40 thousands−1.9
September 202525.10 thousands−0.8
August 202525.80 thousands−1.5
July 202526.20 thousands−2.2
June 202525.80 thousands−3.7
May 202525.60 thousands−3.0
April 202527.80 thousands−3.1
March 202527.90 thousands−3.5
February 202528.00 thousands−3.1
January 202527.00 thousands−2.5
December 202426.40 thousands−1.9
November 202426.10 thousands−1.5
October 202425.90 thousands−1.9

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high7.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−6.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.