# United States All employees, thousands, investigation, guard, and armored car services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, investigation, guard, and armored car services, seasonally adjusted was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 889.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (Apr 2020) to 7.5% (Jan 2023), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561610`
- 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-guard-and-armored-car-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 889.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 886.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2026 | 884.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 884.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 888.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 887.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2026 | 885.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 881.1 thousands | 0.09 |
| January 2026 | 884.2 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 885.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 885.5 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2025 | 892.9 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 892.5 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 890.6 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 891.5 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 888.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2025 | 886.9 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 886.2 thousands | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 882.3 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 880.3 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 879.5 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 883.4 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 881.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| October 2024 | 883.5 thousands | 4.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561610"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561610",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```