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All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)−2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.1%August 2026
Level139.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 139.2 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (Apr 2020) to 7.4% (May 2021), averaging 0.3%.

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)608010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026139.2 thousands−2.0
August 2026141.1 thousands−2.1
July 2026143.1 thousands−1.4
June 2026143.2 thousands−1.3
May 2026142.1 thousands−1.9
April 2026142.4 thousands−1.7
March 2026140.8 thousands−1.0
February 2026140.4 thousands−1.2
January 2026140.7 thousands−0.3
December 2025141.8 thousands−1.3
November 2025142.5 thousands−1.7
October 2025143.6 thousands−1.4
September 2025142.0 thousands−2.3
August 2025144.1 thousands−2.3
July 2025145.1 thousands−2.3
June 2025145.1 thousands−1.8
May 2025144.8 thousands−1.8
April 2025144.8 thousands−1.8
March 2025142.2 thousands−1.9
February 2025142.1 thousands−1.9
January 2025141.1 thousands−2.2
December 2024143.7 thousands−1.0
November 2024145.0 thousands−1.4
October 2024145.6 thousands−1.4

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 high7.4% (May 2021)
10-year low−7.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.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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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IA (statewide) (NSA)”.