# United States All employees, thousands, total private, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, total private, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.5% in September 2026.
The level stood at 136,624 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.3% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1939-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (1,054 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-total-private-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 136,624 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2026 | 135,899 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 136,408 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 136,571 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 136,546 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 135,754 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 135,058 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 134,107 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 133,640 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 133,487 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 135,712 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 135,775 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 135,666 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 135,161 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 135,740 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 135,901 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 135,871 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 135,216 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 134,457 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 133,646 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 133,333 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 132,896 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 135,458 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 135,330 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```