# All Employees: Social Assistance — NJ (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Social Assistance — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 126.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.7% (May 2020) to 20.8% (Jul 2021), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-NJ.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-social-assistance-nj-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 126.5 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 121.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2026 | 124.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 128.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 127.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 127.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 127.5 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2026 | 126.1 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 126.4 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2025 | 127.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 126.1 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 125.7 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2025 | 123.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 122.1 thousands | −0.08 |
| July 2025 | 123.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 127.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 126.8 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 125.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 125.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 124.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 123.9 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 124.6 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 124.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 123.2 thousands | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-NJ.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```