# United States All employees, thousands, employment placement agencies, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, employment placement agencies, seasonally adjusted was down 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 240.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.0% (Apr 2020) to 23.8% (May 2021), averaging −0.00%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561311`
- 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-employment-placement-agencies-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 240.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2026 | 242.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 244.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 246.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2026 | 246.4 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2026 | 246.5 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 247.9 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2026 | 247.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2026 | 248.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 241.0 thousands | −6.3 |
| November 2025 | 242.9 thousands | −5.8 |
| October 2025 | 240.6 thousands | −6.3 |
| September 2025 | 244.0 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2025 | 246.1 thousands | −4.9 |
| July 2025 | 247.1 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 249.2 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2025 | 250.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| April 2025 | 250.7 thousands | −2.9 |
| March 2025 | 253.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 253.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 254.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 257.2 thousands | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 257.9 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 256.8 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561311"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561311",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```