# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Columbia, SC (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Columbia, SC (NSA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 56.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Dec 2020) to 12.5% (Oct 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-professional-and-business-services-columbia-sc-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 56.10 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 55.60 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2026 | 53.20 thousands | −5.2 |
| June 2026 | 53.00 thousands | −5.9 |
| May 2026 | 54.20 thousands | −4.9 |
| April 2026 | 54.10 thousands | −3.7 |
| March 2026 | 53.30 thousands | −5.7 |
| February 2026 | 54.20 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2026 | 54.00 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2025 | 55.70 thousands | −4.3 |
| November 2025 | 57.40 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2025 | 55.90 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2025 | 56.30 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 56.50 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 56.10 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2025 | 56.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2025 | 57.00 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 56.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 56.50 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 56.40 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 56.00 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 58.20 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 58.70 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 58.10 thousands | 3.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```