# United States All employees, thousands, child care services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, child care services, not seasonally adjusted was down 1.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,081.7 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.9% (Apr 2020) to 28.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-65624400`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1985-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (502 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-child-care-services-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,081.7 thousands | −1.6 |
| September 2026 | 1,076.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2026 | 1,067.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 1,056.2 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,101.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 1,112.8 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 1,103.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 1,101.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 1,102.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 1,101.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 1,103.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,100.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2025 | 1,099.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,089.7 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 1,081.5 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,061.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,097.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 1,116.6 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,109.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 1,103.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,097.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,090.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,098.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,096.6 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-65624400"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-65624400",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```