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

United States All employees, thousands, professional, scientific, and technical services, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 10,908 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Apr 2020) to 7.4% (Nov 2021), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60540000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-professional-scientific-and-technical-services-us-emp-m-nsa-ind-60540000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 10,908 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2026 | 10,749 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 10,841 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 10,883 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 10,847 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2026 | 10,763 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 10,841 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 10,779 thousands | 0.10 |
| February 2026 | 10,821 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 10,762 thousands | 0.08 |
| December 2025 | 10,830 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 10,805 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 10,789 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2025 | 10,678 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 10,772 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 10,827 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 10,777 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 10,750 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 10,813 thousands | −0.08 |
| March 2025 | 10,768 thousands | −0.08 |
| February 2025 | 10,786 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 10,753 thousands | −0.08 |
| December 2024 | 10,855 thousands | 0.10 |
| November 2024 | 10,824 thousands | 0.06 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60540000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60540000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```