# All Employees: Government — AR (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Government — AR (statewide) (SA) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 204.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (May 2020) to 2.4% (May 2023), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AR.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-90000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-government-ar-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 204.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 204.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 204.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2026 | 204.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 204.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 204.4 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 204.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 204.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 204.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 204.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 204.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2025 | 204.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 205.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 206.3 thousands | −0.10 |
| July 2025 | 206.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 206.1 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 206.6 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 206.5 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 205.9 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 206.3 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 206.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 206.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 207.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 206.9 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-90000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-90000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```