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All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000

Latest (y/y)−0.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.5%August 2026
Level147.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 147.9 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.9% (Apr 2020) to 16.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)25507510012515019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026147.9 thousands−0.2
August 2026149.6 thousands−0.5
July 2026150.1 thousands−1.1
June 2026150.9 thousands0.6
May 2026149.6 thousands−0.9
April 2026148.7 thousands−0.7
March 2026147.4 thousands−2.3
February 2026147.2 thousands−1.8
January 2026147.7 thousands−2.8
December 2025149.2 thousands−1.2
November 2025149.1 thousands−0.9
October 2025149.3 thousands−0.6
September 2025148.2 thousands0.5
August 2025150.3 thousands0.07
July 2025151.7 thousands1.7
June 2025150.0 thousands0.5
May 2025151.0 thousands0.7
April 2025149.7 thousands0.7
March 2025150.9 thousands1.6
February 2025149.9 thousands2.3
January 2025151.9 thousands3.1
December 2024151.0 thousands0.7
November 2024150.5 thousands0.3
October 2024150.2 thousands1.8

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 high16.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000

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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Social Assistance — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.