# United States All employees, thousands, payroll services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, payroll services, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 218.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (Jun 2020) to 22.7% (Aug 2021), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541214`
- 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-payroll-services-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 218.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 224.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 224.7 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2026 | 223.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 222.6 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 217.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2026 | 216.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 217.2 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 207.3 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2025 | 219.6 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 219.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| October 2025 | 223.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| September 2025 | 219.8 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2025 | 222.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| July 2025 | 216.7 thousands | −6.4 |
| June 2025 | 222.7 thousands | −6.2 |
| May 2025 | 219.7 thousands | −7.1 |
| April 2025 | 215.2 thousands | −6.1 |
| March 2025 | 214.3 thousands | −6.7 |
| February 2025 | 213.2 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 202.5 thousands | −7.2 |
| December 2024 | 217.8 thousands | −3.1 |
| November 2024 | 223.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 228.7 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541214"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541214",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```