# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — PR (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — PR (statewide) (SA) was down 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 132.5 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.5% (Apr 2020) to 16.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PR.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-pr-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 132.5 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2026 | 133.3 thousands | −2.8 |
| July 2026 | 134.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2026 | 134.8 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2026 | 135.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2026 | 136.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 134.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 134.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 134.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2025 | 134.1 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 134.2 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 135.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 136.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 137.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 136.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 136.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 136.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 136.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 136.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 135.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 136.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 135.5 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2024 | 136.3 thousands | −3.4 |
| October 2024 | 136.3 thousands | −2.5 |

## API

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

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