# All Employees: Local Government — MA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Local Government — MA (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 296.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.6% (Jun 2020) to 8.1% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-local-government-ma-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 296.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 273.4 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 276.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 302.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 305.6 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 300.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 299.7 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 298.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 298.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 299.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 300.4 thousands | −0.07 |
| October 2025 | 296.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 292.6 thousands | 0.03 |
| August 2025 | 270.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 274.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 299.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 303.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 299.2 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 297.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 296.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 297.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 298.3 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 300.6 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 295.4 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```