# United States All employees, thousands, grantmaking foundations, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, grantmaking foundations, seasonally adjusted was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 124.4 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.6% (Dec 2020) to 9.7% (Jul 2017), averaging 2.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 124.4 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 125.6 thousands | 5.9 |
| July 2026 | 125.7 thousands | 6.5 |
| June 2026 | 126.0 thousands | 7.8 |
| May 2026 | 125.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| April 2026 | 124.7 thousands | 6.8 |
| March 2026 | 124.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| February 2026 | 123.9 thousands | 5.9 |
| January 2026 | 122.1 thousands | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 121.6 thousands | 4.7 |
| November 2025 | 121.1 thousands | 3.8 |
| October 2025 | 121.4 thousands | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 120.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 118.6 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 118.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 116.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 117.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 116.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 116.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 117.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 116.7 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 116.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 116.7 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2024 | 116.5 thousands | 2.6 |

## API

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

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