# United States All employees, thousands, book publishers, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, book publishers, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 54.80 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.5% (Jun 2020) to 5.4% (Jun 2022), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513130`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-book-publishers-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 54.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 54.70 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2026 | 54.90 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 55.10 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 54.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 54.60 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 54.20 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2026 | 54.70 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 55.20 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 55.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 55.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 55.10 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 54.40 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 55.20 thousands | −2.1 |
| July 2025 | 55.10 thousands | −2.3 |
| June 2025 | 54.90 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 54.60 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 54.40 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 54.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 55.30 thousands | 2.6 |
| January 2025 | 55.30 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 55.70 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 55.20 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 55.30 thousands | 1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513130"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513130",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```