# United States All employees, thousands, professional and business services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, professional and business services, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 22,828 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1939-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (1,054 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-professional-and-business-services-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 22,828 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2026 | 22,547 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 22,632 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 22,640 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 22,636 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 22,503 thousands | 0.04 |
| April 2026 | 22,470 thousands | 0.09 |
| March 2026 | 22,211 thousands | −0.04 |
| February 2026 | 22,145 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 22,040 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 22,442 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 22,532 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2025 | 22,588 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2025 | 22,433 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 22,492 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 22,511 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 22,534 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 22,493 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 22,450 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 22,220 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 22,208 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 22,085 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 22,610 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 22,686 thousands | −0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```