# United States All employees, thousands, federal, except u.s. postal service, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, federal, except u.s. postal service, seasonally adjusted was down 3.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with −10.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,074.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.1% (Jan 2026) to 13.6% (Aug 2020), averaging −0.3%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,074.8 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2026 | 2,079.8 thousands | −10.4 |
| August 2026 | 2,080.6 thousands | −10.5 |
| July 2026 | 2,083.5 thousands | −10.9 |
| June 2026 | 2,082.3 thousands | −11.4 |
| May 2026 | 2,082.6 thousands | −11.8 |
| April 2026 | 2,082.5 thousands | −12.4 |
| March 2026 | 2,082.7 thousands | −12.9 |
| February 2026 | 2,089.4 thousands | −12.8 |
| January 2026 | 2,090.3 thousands | −13.1 |
| December 2025 | 2,127.6 thousands | −11.7 |
| November 2025 | 2,140.0 thousands | −11.1 |
| October 2025 | 2,156.8 thousands | −10.5 |
| September 2025 | 2,321.5 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,323.5 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 2,339.2 thousands | −2.6 |
| June 2025 | 2,351.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 2,360.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 2,376.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 2,390.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,397.1 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,405.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,410.8 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,407.0 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

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

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