# United States All employees, thousands, engineering and drafting services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, engineering and drafting services, seasonally adjusted was up 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,255.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (May 2020) to 5.9% (Jun 2023), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60541340`
- 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-engineering-and-drafting-services-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,255.1 thousands | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 1,247.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| July 2026 | 1,245.9 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 1,243.8 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,242.5 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 1,242.1 thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 1,239.8 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 1,235.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 1,232.7 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 1,228.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 1,223.9 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,218.8 thousands | 2.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,216.7 thousands | 2.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,216.5 thousands | 2.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,216.4 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 1,212.9 thousands | 2.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,209.7 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2025 | 1,209.9 thousands | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 1,205.7 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,206.4 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,205.4 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,201.9 thousands | 3.9 |
| November 2024 | 1,198.7 thousands | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,191.3 thousands | 2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60541340"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60541340",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```