All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA)
MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110
All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 11.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −15.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 51.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.2% (Feb 2026) to 4.4% (Feb 2025), averaging −1.4%.
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Recent data
| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 51.00 thousands | −11.0 |
| August 2026 | 51.00 thousands | −15.7 |
| July 2026 | 51.00 thousands | −15.7 |
| June 2026 | 50.60 thousands | −16.9 |
| May 2026 | 50.60 thousands | −17.0 |
| April 2026 | 50.70 thousands | −17.0 |
| March 2026 | 50.80 thousands | −20.4 |
| February 2026 | 50.70 thousands | −21.2 |
| January 2026 | 50.70 thousands | −21.0 |
| December 2025 | 51.40 thousands | −16.8 |
| November 2025 | 52.30 thousands | −15.4 |
| October 2025 | 52.50 thousands | −15.0 |
| September 2025 | 57.30 thousands | −7.1 |
| August 2025 | 60.50 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 60.50 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 60.90 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 61.00 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 61.10 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 63.80 thousands | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 64.30 thousands | 4.4 |
| January 2025 | 64.20 thousands | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 61.80 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 61.80 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 61.80 thousands | −0.2 |
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110"
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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| Latest observation | September 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | January 1990 |
| Observations | 441 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | thousands |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 4.4% (Feb 2025) |
| 10-year low | −21.2% (Feb 2026) |
| 10-year average | −1.4% |
| Source agency | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) |
| Makrognosis code | US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110 |
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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- Where does this data come from?
- It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110.
Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.