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

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — NC (statewide) (NSA) was up 4.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 52.20 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Jul 2020) to 13.3% (Mar 2024), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NC.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-nc

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 52.20 thousands | 4.8 |
| August 2026 | 49.10 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 47.70 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 48.20 thousands | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 51.70 thousands | 3.4 |
| April 2026 | 52.70 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 52.20 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2026 | 51.60 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2026 | 49.90 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 51.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 52.30 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 51.70 thousands | −3.9 |
| September 2025 | 49.80 thousands | −4.8 |
| August 2025 | 48.10 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2025 | 47.50 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2025 | 47.10 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2025 | 50.00 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2025 | 52.80 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2025 | 51.70 thousands | −5.5 |
| February 2025 | 53.10 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 50.50 thousands | −4.0 |
| December 2024 | 51.70 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 53.70 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 53.80 thousands | 1.7 |

## API

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

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