# All Employees: Scientific Research and Development Services — MA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Scientific Research and Development Services — MA (statewide) (NSA) was up 4.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 106.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Sep 2025) to 11.2% (Oct 2019), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541700`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (285 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-scientific-research-and-development-services-ma-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 106.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| August 2026 | 106.4 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 105.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 104.1 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 103.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 102.5 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 102.4 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2026 | 102.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 102.3 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 102.7 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 102.5 thousands | −3.0 |
| October 2025 | 102.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 101.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| August 2025 | 103.1 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2025 | 104.4 thousands | −2.2 |
| June 2025 | 103.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 102.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 103.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 104.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 104.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 104.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 105.7 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 105.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 105.3 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541700"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541700",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```