# United States All employees, thousands, medical and diagnostic laboratories, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, medical and diagnostic laboratories, seasonally adjusted was down 1.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 309.4 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Apr 2020) to 17.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621500`
- 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-medical-and-diagnostic-laboratories-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 309.4 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2026 | 310.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2026 | 310.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 311.8 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 311.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 311.3 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 309.8 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 309.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| February 2026 | 308.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2026 | 311.7 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 312.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 313.5 thousands | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 312.4 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 310.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 311.3 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 310.1 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 308.3 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 306.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 305.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 308.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 306.9 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 305.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 305.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2024 | 305.5 thousands | −3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621500"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621500",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```