# United States All employees, thousands, private elementary and secondary schools, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, private elementary and secondary schools, seasonally adjusted was up 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,273.8 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Apr 2020) to 7.1% (Oct 2021), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65611100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1972-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (657 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-private-elementary-and-secondary-schools

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,273.8 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 1,272.3 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 1,262.5 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,257.2 thousands | 2.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,260.2 thousands | 2.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,260.8 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2026 | 1,263.8 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 1,258.0 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 1,259.2 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2025 | 1,258.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 1,255.7 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 1,256.3 thousands | 3.4 |
| September 2025 | 1,250.1 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,236.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,231.8 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,230.8 thousands | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,236.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,233.9 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,229.3 thousands | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 1,228.6 thousands | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 1,221.8 thousands | 3.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,221.9 thousands | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,216.1 thousands | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,214.8 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65611100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65611100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```