# United States All employees, thousands, credit card issuing, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, credit card issuing, not seasonally adjusted was down 5.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 57.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (May 2026) to 4.9% (Oct 2018), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522210`
- 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-credit-card-issuing-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 57.10 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2026 | 56.30 thousands | −6.5 |
| July 2026 | 56.60 thousands | −9.4 |
| June 2026 | 57.20 thousands | −10.3 |
| May 2026 | 57.20 thousands | −10.9 |
| April 2026 | 59.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| March 2026 | 59.20 thousands | −7.8 |
| February 2026 | 59.10 thousands | −8.2 |
| January 2026 | 59.50 thousands | −8.6 |
| December 2025 | 60.00 thousands | −7.4 |
| November 2025 | 59.70 thousands | −8.0 |
| October 2025 | 59.50 thousands | −7.8 |
| September 2025 | 60.40 thousands | −9.2 |
| August 2025 | 60.20 thousands | −8.6 |
| July 2025 | 62.50 thousands | −5.9 |
| June 2025 | 63.80 thousands | −3.6 |
| May 2025 | 64.20 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 63.70 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 64.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 64.40 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 65.10 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 64.80 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 64.90 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 64.50 thousands | −2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522210"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-55522210",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```