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

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — NY (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 10.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 316.7 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (May 2020) to 10.6% (Aug 2026), averaging 0.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 316.7 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2026 | 288.3 thousands | 10.6 |
| July 2026 | 286.4 thousands | 9.4 |
| June 2026 | 300.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 335.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 355.5 thousands | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 352.5 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 351.2 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 314.8 thousands | 9.2 |
| December 2025 | 346.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2025 | 353.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2025 | 350.2 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 324.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 260.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 261.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 299.2 thousands | −0.03 |
| May 2025 | 334.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 345.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 342.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 341.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 288.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 342.9 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 347.9 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 345.2 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

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

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