# United States All employees, thousands, investigation and security services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, investigation and security services, seasonally adjusted was down 0.10% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,048.8 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.6% (Apr 2020) to 6.9% (Jan 2023), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561600`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-investigation-and-security-services-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,048.8 thousands | −0.10 |
| September 2026 | 1,052.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 1,049.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 1,048.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 1,045.6 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,049.6 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 1,048.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 1,046.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 1,044.5 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 1,045.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 1,045.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 1,044.6 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 1,049.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 1,049.1 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,045.8 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,046.4 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,044.1 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,043.5 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 1,044.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,038.8 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,039.1 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 1,036.7 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2024 | 1,040.9 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2024 | 1,038.1 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561600"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561600",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```