# All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 7.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 19.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.2% (Feb 2021) to 1.5% (Jun 2022), averaging −5.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-newspaper-periodical-book-and-directory-publishers-ca

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19.00 thousands | −7.3 |
| August 2026 | 19.40 thousands | −7.2 |
| July 2026 | 19.60 thousands | −6.7 |
| June 2026 | 19.50 thousands | −6.7 |
| May 2026 | 19.40 thousands | −8.1 |
| April 2026 | 19.70 thousands | −7.5 |
| March 2026 | 19.90 thousands | −7.9 |
| February 2026 | 19.90 thousands | −8.7 |
| January 2026 | 20.00 thousands | −8.3 |
| December 2025 | 20.40 thousands | −8.1 |
| November 2025 | 20.50 thousands | −8.1 |
| October 2025 | 20.50 thousands | −8.5 |
| September 2025 | 20.50 thousands | −7.7 |
| August 2025 | 20.90 thousands | −6.3 |
| July 2025 | 21.00 thousands | −6.7 |
| June 2025 | 20.90 thousands | −7.1 |
| May 2025 | 21.10 thousands | −7.0 |
| April 2025 | 21.30 thousands | −7.0 |
| March 2025 | 21.60 thousands | −6.1 |
| February 2025 | 21.80 thousands | −6.4 |
| January 2025 | 21.80 thousands | −7.2 |
| December 2024 | 22.20 thousands | −6.7 |
| November 2024 | 22.30 thousands | −6.7 |
| October 2024 | 22.40 thousands | −6.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```