# All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — LA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — LA (statewide) (NSA) was up 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 16.90 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (Jul 2018) to 12.7% (Aug 2023), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-private-colleges-universities-and-professional-schools-la

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16.90 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 16.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2026 | 15.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 16.20 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 16.50 thousands | −4.6 |
| April 2026 | 17.20 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2026 | 15.50 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2026 | 15.60 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2026 | 15.30 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 15.30 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 16.00 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 15.80 thousands | 1.9 |
| September 2025 | 16.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 16.30 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 15.40 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 16.30 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 17.30 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 17.70 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 16.00 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 16.10 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 15.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2024 | 15.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 15.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 15.50 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```