# United States All employees, thousands, grantmaking foundations, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, grantmaking foundations, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 123.4 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Dec 2020) to 10.3% (Jul 2017), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-80813211`
- 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-grantmaking-foundations-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 123.4 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 124.5 thousands | 6.4 |
| July 2026 | 126.9 thousands | 6.8 |
| June 2026 | 127.1 thousands | 8.1 |
| May 2026 | 125.3 thousands | 6.2 |
| April 2026 | 125.3 thousands | 6.6 |
| March 2026 | 124.3 thousands | 6.7 |
| February 2026 | 124.0 thousands | 6.3 |
| January 2026 | 120.2 thousands | 4.5 |
| December 2025 | 122.1 thousands | 4.4 |
| November 2025 | 121.8 thousands | 3.7 |
| October 2025 | 121.4 thousands | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 119.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 118.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 117.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 118.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 117.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 116.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 116.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 115.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 116.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 117.5 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 116.4 thousands | 2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-80813211"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-80813211",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```