# United States All employees, thousands, drilling oil and gas wells, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, drilling oil and gas wells, not seasonally adjusted was up 4.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 44.40 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.0% (Oct 2020) to 39.4% (Feb 2022), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-10213111`
- 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-drilling-oil-and-gas-wells-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 44.40 thousands | 4.7 |
| August 2026 | 45.20 thousands | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 44.60 thousands | 5.7 |
| June 2026 | 45.70 thousands | 6.8 |
| May 2026 | 45.60 thousands | 7.5 |
| April 2026 | 44.60 thousands | 5.2 |
| March 2026 | 44.20 thousands | 7.5 |
| February 2026 | 44.40 thousands | 6.2 |
| January 2026 | 45.00 thousands | 5.4 |
| December 2025 | 44.40 thousands | 4.5 |
| November 2025 | 43.50 thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 42.90 thousands | 4.6 |
| September 2025 | 42.40 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 43.20 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 42.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 42.80 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2025 | 42.40 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 42.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 41.10 thousands | −8.3 |
| February 2025 | 41.80 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 42.70 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2024 | 42.50 thousands | −13.1 |
| November 2024 | 42.50 thousands | −10.0 |
| October 2024 | 41.00 thousands | −18.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-10213111"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-10213111",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```