# United States All employees, thousands, scientific research and development services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, scientific research and development services, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 925.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Mar 2017) to 9.9% (Jul 2021), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541700`
- 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-scientific-research-and-development-services-us-emp-m-nsa-ind-60541700

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 925.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| September 2026 | 917.2 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 926.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 928.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 923.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 910.3 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 909.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 905.6 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 906.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 904.9 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 911.4 thousands | −2.3 |
| November 2025 | 909.7 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 909.3 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 910.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 922.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 933.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2025 | 930.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 926.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 925.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 928.1 thousands | −0.01 |
| February 2025 | 925.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 923.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 933.3 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 934.7 thousands | −0.03 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541700"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60541700",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```