# United States All employees, thousands, payroll services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, payroll services, seasonally adjusted was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 219.2 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.3% (Jun 2020) to 23.5% (Aug 2021), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.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-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 219.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 220.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2026 | 221.2 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2026 | 219.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 218.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2026 | 217.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 217.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 219.8 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2026 | 219.1 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 219.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 219.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2025 | 216.9 thousands | −4.6 |
| September 2025 | 218.6 thousands | −4.0 |
| August 2025 | 217.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| July 2025 | 215.6 thousands | −6.4 |
| June 2025 | 216.3 thousands | −6.6 |
| May 2025 | 215.0 thousands | −7.2 |
| April 2025 | 215.5 thousands | −6.1 |
| March 2025 | 215.1 thousands | −6.4 |
| February 2025 | 216.4 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2025 | 215.1 thousands | −6.5 |
| December 2024 | 219.2 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2024 | 222.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 227.3 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

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

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