# United States All employees, thousands, investment banking and securities intermediation, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, investment banking and securities intermediation, seasonally adjusted was up 0.02% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 455.5 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Jul 2020) to 4.9% (Jan 2023), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-55523150`
- 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-investment-banking-and-securities

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 455.5 thousands | 0.02 |
| August 2026 | 455.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 456.4 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 456.8 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 453.5 thousands | 0.09 |
| April 2026 | 458.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2026 | 455.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 458.2 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 456.1 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 458.4 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2025 | 457.7 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 456.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 455.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 452.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2025 | 454.8 thousands | 1.5 |
| June 2025 | 454.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2025 | 453.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 452.5 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 451.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 450.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 450.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 451.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 449.1 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 448.9 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-55523150"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-55523150",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```