# United States All employees, thousands, telephone answering services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, telephone answering services, seasonally adjusted was down 10.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −10.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 30.60 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (Aug 2026) to 10.1% (Dec 2020), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561421`
- 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-telephone-answering-services-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 30.60 thousands | −10.0 |
| August 2026 | 30.30 thousands | −10.9 |
| July 2026 | 30.80 thousands | −9.9 |
| June 2026 | 31.70 thousands | −6.5 |
| May 2026 | 31.40 thousands | −7.4 |
| April 2026 | 31.80 thousands | −6.2 |
| March 2026 | 31.80 thousands | −4.8 |
| February 2026 | 32.10 thousands | −5.9 |
| January 2026 | 33.20 thousands | −4.0 |
| December 2025 | 34.40 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 34.90 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 34.10 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 34.00 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 34.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2025 | 34.20 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 33.90 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2025 | 33.90 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2025 | 33.90 thousands | −4.2 |
| March 2025 | 33.40 thousands | −4.8 |
| February 2025 | 34.10 thousands | −5.8 |
| January 2025 | 34.60 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2024 | 34.30 thousands | −3.1 |
| November 2024 | 34.10 thousands | −4.5 |
| October 2024 | 34.00 thousands | −5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561421"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-60561421",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```