# United States All employees, thousands, publishing industries, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, publishing industries, not seasonally adjusted was down 2.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with −2.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 880.1 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.4% (Feb 2024) to 9.9% (Jun 2022), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513000`
- 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-publishing-industries-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 880.1 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2026 | 893.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2026 | 890.5 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2026 | 895.6 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 901.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 894.1 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 896.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 896.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2026 | 892.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 894.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 907.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 899.4 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 905.1 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 916.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 913.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 913.0 thousands | −0.09 |
| June 2025 | 911.5 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 902.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 901.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 904.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 902.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 903.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 916.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 906.7 thousands | −2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50513000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```