All Employees: Professional and Business Services — AR (statewide) (NSA)
MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — AR (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 166.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.4% (Apr 2020) to 11.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.6%.
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Recent data
| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 166.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2026 | 166.4 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2026 | 165.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 166.9 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 167.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 166.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 165.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 165.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 163.7 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2025 | 165.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 165.5 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 166.3 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 164.9 thousands | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 163.3 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 161.3 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 164.7 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 165.7 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 166.3 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 164.6 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 163.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 161.3 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 163.1 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 163.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 162.9 thousands | 1.9 |
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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| Latest observation | September 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | January 1990 |
| Observations | 441 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | thousands |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 11.1% (Apr 2021) |
| 10-year low | −9.4% (Apr 2020) |
| 10-year average | 1.6% |
| Source agency | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) |
| Makrognosis code | US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000 |
This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.
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- Where does this data come from?
- It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000.
Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional and Business Services — AR (statewide) (NSA)”.