# United States All employees, thousands, collection agencies, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, collection agencies, not seasonally adjusted was down 7.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −8.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 77.80 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.5% (Apr 2020) to 10.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561440`
- 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-collection-agencies-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 77.80 thousands | −7.9 |
| August 2026 | 77.40 thousands | −8.0 |
| July 2026 | 79.20 thousands | −6.3 |
| June 2026 | 79.90 thousands | −6.3 |
| May 2026 | 79.30 thousands | −7.9 |
| April 2026 | 79.30 thousands | −8.1 |
| March 2026 | 80.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| February 2026 | 80.60 thousands | −7.1 |
| January 2026 | 81.30 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2025 | 84.50 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2025 | 83.20 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 83.30 thousands | −4.6 |
| September 2025 | 84.50 thousands | −4.7 |
| August 2025 | 84.10 thousands | −5.6 |
| July 2025 | 84.50 thousands | −5.5 |
| June 2025 | 85.30 thousands | −3.9 |
| May 2025 | 86.10 thousands | −4.1 |
| April 2025 | 86.30 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2025 | 86.40 thousands | −5.3 |
| February 2025 | 86.80 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2025 | 84.90 thousands | −7.3 |
| December 2024 | 86.70 thousands | −9.1 |
| November 2024 | 85.50 thousands | −8.3 |
| October 2024 | 87.30 thousands | −5.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561440"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561440",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```