# United States All employees, thousands, temporary help services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, temporary help services, seasonally adjusted was up 3.0% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,526.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.0% (Apr 2020) to 44.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,526.0 thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2026 | 2,507.4 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2026 | 2,513.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 2,497.5 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2026 | 2,507.5 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 2,490.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 2,490.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,479.9 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2026 | 2,471.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 2,470.2 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2025 | 2,451.4 thousands | −3.6 |
| November 2025 | 2,465.5 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2025 | 2,451.8 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2025 | 2,471.6 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2025 | 2,483.3 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2025 | 2,494.2 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,504.6 thousands | −4.2 |
| May 2025 | 2,513.1 thousands | −4.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,527.5 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2025 | 2,528.3 thousands | −5.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,533.0 thousands | −5.4 |
| January 2025 | 2,539.3 thousands | −5.8 |
| December 2024 | 2,541.9 thousands | −5.4 |
| November 2024 | 2,550.0 thousands | −6.8 |

## API

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

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