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All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919110

Latest (y/y)−11.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−15.7%August 2026
Level51.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

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%.

All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Department of Defense — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202651.00 thousands−11.0
August 202651.00 thousands−15.7
July 202651.00 thousands−15.7
June 202650.60 thousands−16.9
May 202650.60 thousands−17.0
April 202650.70 thousands−17.0
March 202650.80 thousands−20.4
February 202650.70 thousands−21.2
January 202650.70 thousands−21.0
December 202551.40 thousands−16.8
November 202552.30 thousands−15.4
October 202552.50 thousands−15.0
September 202557.30 thousands−7.1
August 202560.50 thousands−1.9
July 202560.50 thousands−1.9
June 202560.90 thousands−1.1
May 202561.00 thousands−0.8
April 202561.10 thousands−0.5
March 202563.80 thousands3.9
February 202564.30 thousands4.4
January 202564.20 thousands4.2
December 202461.80 thousands0.5
November 202461.80 thousands0.0
October 202461.80 thousands−0.2

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 high4.4% (Feb 2025)
10-year low−21.2% (Feb 2026)
10-year average−1.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-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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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)”.