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All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

Latest (y/y)−0.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.8%August 2026
Level459.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 459.1 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since March 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (Mar 2021) to 4.3% (Nov 2023), averaging 1.6%.

All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−6%−4%−2%0%2%4%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)20025030035040045019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026459.1 thousands−0.7
August 2026447.0 thousands1.8
July 2026441.5 thousands0.9
June 2026464.7 thousands0.3
May 2026471.3 thousands0.3
April 2026471.5 thousands−0.04
March 2026472.5 thousands0.2
February 2026470.0 thousands−0.04
January 2026462.9 thousands−0.3
December 2025472.9 thousands0.8
November 2025471.5 thousands0.1
October 2025468.5 thousands0.6
September 2025462.5 thousands0.6
August 2025438.9 thousands−0.5
July 2025437.6 thousands−0.2
June 2025463.5 thousands0.8
May 2025469.8 thousands0.7
April 2025471.7 thousands1.3
March 2025471.4 thousands1.8
February 2025470.2 thousands2.0
January 2025464.1 thousands2.2
December 2024469.2 thousands2.0
November 2024471.0 thousands2.4
October 2024465.9 thousands2.1

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 high4.3% (Nov 2023)
10-year low−1.6% (Mar 2021)
10-year average1.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

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-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Government — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.