# United States All employees, thousands, wired and wireless telecommunications (except satellite), seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, wired and wireless telecommunications (except satellite), seasonally adjusted was down 6.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 504.5 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.6% (Sep 2026) to 0.6% (May 2017), averaging −3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50517100`
- 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-wired-and-wireless-telecommunications-except

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 504.5 thousands | −6.6 |
| August 2026 | 509.4 thousands | −5.7 |
| July 2026 | 513.1 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2026 | 514.6 thousands | −5.1 |
| May 2026 | 519.9 thousands | −4.5 |
| April 2026 | 519.2 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2026 | 521.2 thousands | −4.3 |
| February 2026 | 521.6 thousands | −4.6 |
| January 2026 | 525.2 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2025 | 542.7 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2025 | 536.1 thousands | −3.4 |
| October 2025 | 539.2 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 540.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| August 2025 | 540.2 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2025 | 539.6 thousands | −4.6 |
| June 2025 | 542.1 thousands | −4.7 |
| May 2025 | 544.4 thousands | −4.2 |
| April 2025 | 543.9 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2025 | 544.5 thousands | −5.5 |
| February 2025 | 546.9 thousands | −5.0 |
| January 2025 | 548.3 thousands | −5.1 |
| December 2024 | 563.7 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 554.8 thousands | −4.2 |
| October 2024 | 552.1 thousands | −5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50517100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-50517100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```