# All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Employment Services — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 38.40 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.5% (Apr 2020) to 49.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-employment-services-lakewood-new-brunswick-nj

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 38.40 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 37.50 thousands | 7.1 |
| July 2026 | 37.30 thousands | 8.1 |
| June 2026 | 39.20 thousands | 5.7 |
| May 2026 | 39.20 thousands | 7.1 |
| April 2026 | 38.30 thousands | 8.5 |
| March 2026 | 37.30 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2026 | 37.20 thousands | 3.9 |
| January 2026 | 37.20 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2025 | 39.50 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2025 | 39.20 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 39.10 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 38.70 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 35.00 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 34.50 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 37.10 thousands | −3.6 |
| May 2025 | 36.60 thousands | −4.7 |
| April 2025 | 35.30 thousands | −6.1 |
| March 2025 | 35.20 thousands | −9.0 |
| February 2025 | 35.80 thousands | −7.3 |
| January 2025 | 35.50 thousands | −8.3 |
| December 2024 | 38.60 thousands | −8.1 |
| November 2024 | 38.70 thousands | −6.3 |
| October 2024 | 38.70 thousands | −5.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```