# All Employees: Department of Defense, including Ship Building — PA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Department of Defense, including Ship Building — PA (statewide) (NSA) was down 10.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −10.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 19.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.7% (Feb 2026) to 5.5% (Apr 2020), averaging −0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919118`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (357 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-department-of-defense-including-ship-building-pa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.0 |
| August 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.5 |
| July 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.5 |
| June 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.5 |
| May 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.5 |
| April 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.5 |
| March 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −10.9 |
| February 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −11.7 |
| January 2026 | 19.80 thousands | −10.8 |
| December 2025 | 19.90 thousands | −10.4 |
| November 2025 | 20.10 thousands | −9.5 |
| October 2025 | 20.10 thousands | −9.5 |
| September 2025 | 21.90 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 22.00 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 22.00 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 22.00 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 22.00 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 22.00 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 22.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2025 | 22.30 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 22.20 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 22.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 22.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 22.20 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919118"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-PA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90919118",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```