# All Employees: Social Assistance — Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Social Assistance — Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 88.70 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (May 2020) to 12.2% (Sep 2025), averaging 5.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36084.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-oakland-fremont-berkeley-ca

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 88.70 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2026 | 90.60 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2026 | 89.70 thousands | 4.8 |
| June 2026 | 91.90 thousands | 9.4 |
| May 2026 | 90.50 thousands | 7.9 |
| April 2026 | 89.70 thousands | 7.8 |
| March 2026 | 90.40 thousands | 9.8 |
| February 2026 | 89.70 thousands | 9.7 |
| January 2026 | 88.30 thousands | 8.5 |
| December 2025 | 87.20 thousands | 8.3 |
| November 2025 | 87.40 thousands | 9.0 |
| October 2025 | 87.30 thousands | 9.9 |
| September 2025 | 86.70 thousands | 12.2 |
| August 2025 | 86.80 thousands | 12.0 |
| July 2025 | 85.60 thousands | 11.9 |
| June 2025 | 84.00 thousands | 9.8 |
| May 2025 | 83.90 thousands | 9.5 |
| April 2025 | 83.20 thousands | 10.1 |
| March 2025 | 82.30 thousands | 11.1 |
| February 2025 | 81.80 thousands | 11.3 |
| January 2025 | 81.40 thousands | 12.0 |
| December 2024 | 80.50 thousands | 10.9 |
| November 2024 | 80.20 thousands | 10.5 |
| October 2024 | 79.40 thousands | 10.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```