# United States All employees, thousands, waste management and remediation services, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, waste management and remediation services, not seasonally adjusted was up 2.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 1.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 533.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.1% (Apr 2020) to 6.2% (Feb 2023), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60562000`
- 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-waste-management-and-remediation-services-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 533.8 thousands | 2.2 |
| September 2026 | 529.2 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 530.2 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 532.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 531.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2026 | 526.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2026 | 523.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 518.7 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 517.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 517.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 520.1 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 521.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 522.5 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 522.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 526.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 527.9 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 526.5 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 519.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2025 | 518.9 thousands | 2.7 |
| March 2025 | 513.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 514.1 thousands | 3.1 |
| January 2025 | 515.4 thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 518.2 thousands | 3.6 |
| November 2024 | 520.7 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60562000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-60562000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```