# All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 285.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Feb 2021) to 9.4% (Sep 2022), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000`
- 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-scientific-and-technical-services-houston

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 285.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2026 | 287.6 thousands | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 288.4 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 286.9 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 284.2 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2026 | 285.8 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 282.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 283.4 thousands | 0.07 |
| January 2026 | 281.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 281.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 282.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 282.6 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 280.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 283.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 284.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 283.1 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 282.2 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 284.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 281.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 283.2 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 282.2 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 284.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| November 2024 | 285.6 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2024 | 285.8 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```