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

All Employees: Federal Government — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 6.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 8.70 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.8% (Aug 2021) to 16.5% (Aug 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-federal-government-lakewood-new-brunswick-nj-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8.70 thousands | −6.5 |
| August 2026 | 8.70 thousands | −7.4 |
| July 2026 | 8.70 thousands | −9.4 |
| June 2026 | 8.60 thousands | −9.5 |
| May 2026 | 8.50 thousands | −10.5 |
| April 2026 | 8.50 thousands | −11.5 |
| March 2026 | 8.50 thousands | −12.4 |
| February 2026 | 8.50 thousands | −11.5 |
| January 2026 | 8.50 thousands | −11.5 |
| December 2025 | 8.70 thousands | −11.2 |
| November 2025 | 8.60 thousands | −11.3 |
| October 2025 | 8.70 thousands | −10.3 |
| September 2025 | 9.30 thousands | −5.1 |
| August 2025 | 9.40 thousands | −4.1 |
| July 2025 | 9.60 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 9.50 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 9.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 9.60 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 9.70 thousands | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 9.60 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 9.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 9.80 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 9.70 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 9.70 thousands | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```