# United States All employees, thousands, consumer lending, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, consumer lending, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 87.40 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.4% (May 2021) to 7.5% (Aug 2022), averaging −1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522291`
- 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-consumer-lending-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 87.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 88.20 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 88.50 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 87.90 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 87.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 88.80 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2026 | 89.30 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 89.20 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2026 | 89.20 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 88.90 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 88.90 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 88.70 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2025 | 87.90 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 87.60 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 88.20 thousands | −4.1 |
| June 2025 | 87.30 thousands | −4.1 |
| May 2025 | 87.70 thousands | −3.4 |
| April 2025 | 88.90 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 88.60 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 87.80 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2025 | 88.20 thousands | −3.2 |
| December 2024 | 88.60 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2024 | 88.70 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 88.50 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522291"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522291",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```