# United States All employees, thousands, photofinishing and all other personal services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, photofinishing and all other personal services, seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 98.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.5% (May 2020) to 30.2% (May 2021), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-80812990`
- 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-photofinishing-and-all-other-personal-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.70 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2026 | 98.50 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2026 | 99.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 99.90 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 100.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 101.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 99.60 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.3 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 100.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 100.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 99.80 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 100.2 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 99.40 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 99.70 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 99.40 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 99.90 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 101.3 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 101.7 thousands | 2.5 |
| March 2025 | 102.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 101.9 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 101.8 thousands | 4.4 |
| December 2024 | 101.6 thousands | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 101.3 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 101.1 thousands | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-80812990"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-80812990",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```