# United States All employees, thousands, software publishers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, software publishers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 653.8 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.3% (Nov 2023) to 15.8% (Sep 2022), averaging 6.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50513200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-software-publishers-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 653.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2026 | 654.4 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 657.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 658.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 659.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 659.8 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 659.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 656.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 657.9 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 656.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 654.8 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 657.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 661.4 thousands | 3.0 |
| August 2025 | 656.3 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 654.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2025 | 652.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 653.1 thousands | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 650.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 651.6 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 652.2 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 650.1 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 651.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 647.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 646.9 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50513200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50513200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```