# United States All employees, thousands, investigation and personal background check services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, investigation and personal background check services, seasonally adjusted was up 8.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 45.20 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (Apr 2020) to 15.1% (May 2022), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561611`
- 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-investigation-and-personal-background-check

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 45.20 thousands | 8.1 |
| August 2026 | 44.70 thousands | 8.0 |
| July 2026 | 45.30 thousands | 8.4 |
| June 2026 | 45.10 thousands | 10.8 |
| May 2026 | 44.60 thousands | 11.8 |
| April 2026 | 44.70 thousands | 9.3 |
| March 2026 | 42.20 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 42.70 thousands | 4.4 |
| January 2026 | 42.80 thousands | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 42.80 thousands | 3.9 |
| November 2025 | 42.50 thousands | 4.9 |
| October 2025 | 43.20 thousands | 7.5 |
| September 2025 | 41.80 thousands | 4.5 |
| August 2025 | 41.40 thousands | 2.5 |
| July 2025 | 41.80 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 40.70 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 39.90 thousands | −3.2 |
| April 2025 | 40.90 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 41.00 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 40.90 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 40.90 thousands | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 41.20 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 40.50 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 40.20 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561611"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561611",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```