# United States All employees, thousands, local government, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, local government, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 15,337 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.7% (Jun 2020) to 3.9% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90930000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1955-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (862 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-local-government-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 15,337 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2026 | 15,126 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 14,609 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 14,314 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 15,299 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 15,487 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 15,352 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 15,353 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 15,289 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 15,151 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 15,336 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2025 | 15,395 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 15,302 thousands | 0.9 |
| September 2025 | 15,089 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 14,551 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 14,265 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 15,229 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 15,360 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 15,251 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 15,228 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 15,177 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 15,020 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 15,193 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 15,272 thousands | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90930000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-90930000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```