# All Employees: Software Publishers — MA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Software Publishers — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 39.90 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.9% (Aug 2026) to 9.6% (Oct 2019), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-software-publishers-ma-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 39.90 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2026 | 40.00 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2026 | 40.30 thousands | −2.9 |
| June 2026 | 40.40 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2026 | 40.50 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 40.30 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 40.20 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2026 | 40.40 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 40.40 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2025 | 40.30 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2025 | 40.20 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2025 | 40.60 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 40.80 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 41.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 41.50 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 41.10 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 40.60 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2025 | 41.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 41.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 41.00 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2025 | 41.20 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 41.10 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 41.00 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 41.10 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```