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All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-14460.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

Latest (y/y)−0.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2026
Level499.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 499.1 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.7% (Apr 2020) to 7.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA), level (thousands)20030040050019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026499.1 thousands−0.3
August 2026502.9 thousands−0.8
July 2026509.9 thousands−0.2
June 2026507.2 thousands−0.2
May 2026499.3 thousands−1.1
April 2026499.8 thousands−1.0
March 2026489.5 thousands−1.7
February 2026487.5 thousands−2.6
January 2026486.6 thousands−2.4
December 2025498.4 thousands−2.0
November 2025501.9 thousands−2.0
October 2025504.2 thousands−1.9
September 2025500.8 thousands−2.2
August 2025506.9 thousands−2.2
July 2025510.7 thousands−2.2
June 2025508.4 thousands−2.5
May 2025504.7 thousands−1.9
April 2025504.6 thousands−1.8
March 2025498.0 thousands−2.0
February 2025500.5 thousands−1.4
January 2025498.4 thousands−1.8
December 2024508.6 thousands−1.8
November 2024512.1 thousands−1.8
October 2024513.9 thousands−1.5

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high7.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−6.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-14460.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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-14460.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (NSA)”.