# United States All employees, thousands, temporary help services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, temporary help services, not seasonally adjusted was up 2.3% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,631.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.9% (Apr 2020) to 44.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561320`
- 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-temporary-help-services-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,631.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| September 2026 | 2,545.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 2,501.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2026 | 2,444.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 2,488.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 2,515.6 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2026 | 2,475.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2026 | 2,434.3 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 2,412.3 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 2,372.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,529.4 thousands | −4.1 |
| November 2025 | 2,549.8 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2025 | 2,572.2 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 2,538.2 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 2,460.2 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 2,403.7 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,471.2 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2025 | 2,525.2 thousands | −4.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,504.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,477.5 thousands | −5.6 |
| February 2025 | 2,480.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| January 2025 | 2,431.3 thousands | −6.2 |
| December 2024 | 2,636.5 thousands | −5.3 |
| November 2024 | 2,658.8 thousands | −6.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561320"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60561320",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```