# United States All employees, thousands, federal, except u.s. postal service, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, federal, except u.s. postal service, not seasonally adjusted was down 3.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with −9.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,085.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Jan 2026) to 13.5% (Aug 2020), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90911000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1939-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (1,054 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-federal-except-u-s-postal-service-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,085.2 thousands | −3.4 |
| September 2026 | 2,091.2 thousands | −9.9 |
| August 2026 | 2,089.7 thousands | −10.1 |
| July 2026 | 2,086.0 thousands | −10.9 |
| June 2026 | 2,084.5 thousands | −11.3 |
| May 2026 | 2,079.6 thousands | −11.8 |
| April 2026 | 2,074.3 thousands | −12.6 |
| March 2026 | 2,072.7 thousands | −13.3 |
| February 2026 | 2,080.9 thousands | −13.0 |
| January 2026 | 2,078.9 thousands | −13.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,137.3 thousands | −11.5 |
| November 2025 | 2,149.4 thousands | −10.8 |
| October 2025 | 2,158.3 thousands | −10.5 |
| September 2025 | 2,320.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,323.5 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2025 | 2,340.8 thousands | −2.7 |
| June 2025 | 2,349.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,357.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,373.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,391.2 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,392.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,399.8 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,414.8 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,410.6 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90911000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90911000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```