# United States All employees, thousands, department of defense, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, department of defense, not seasonally adjusted was down 14.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −14.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 478.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.2% (Jan 2026) to 3.8% (Aug 2020), averaging −0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90919110`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1966-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (729 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-department-of-defense-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 478.1 thousands | −14.7 |
| August 2026 | 477.6 thousands | −14.7 |
| July 2026 | 475.0 thousands | −14.9 |
| June 2026 | 473.8 thousands | −15.2 |
| May 2026 | 474.7 thousands | −15.1 |
| April 2026 | 473.2 thousands | −15.7 |
| March 2026 | 473.9 thousands | −16.3 |
| February 2026 | 476.6 thousands | −16.2 |
| January 2026 | 468.2 thousands | −17.2 |
| December 2025 | 492.1 thousands | −13.0 |
| November 2025 | 500.6 thousands | −11.8 |
| October 2025 | 504.1 thousands | −10.9 |
| September 2025 | 560.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 559.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 558.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 558.9 thousands | −0.02 |
| May 2025 | 559.3 thousands | 0.05 |
| April 2025 | 561.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 566.4 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 568.4 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 565.2 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 565.6 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 567.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 565.6 thousands | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90919110"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90919110",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```