# All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — IA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — IA (statewide) (SA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 56.50 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (Apr 2026) to 5.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IA.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-ia

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 56.50 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 56.50 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2026 | 56.50 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 56.20 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2026 | 56.20 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2026 | 55.40 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2026 | 55.80 thousands | −4.0 |
| February 2026 | 56.00 thousands | −3.6 |
| January 2026 | 56.40 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 56.50 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2025 | 56.60 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 56.90 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2025 | 57.50 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 57.60 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 57.60 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 58.20 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 58.00 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 58.00 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 58.10 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 58.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 58.20 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 58.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 58.20 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2024 | 58.30 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

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

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