# United States All employees, thousands, wired telecommunications carriers, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, wired telecommunications carriers, not seasonally adjusted was down 6.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 399.5 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2011.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.4% (Sep 2026) to 1.3% (May 2017), averaging −3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50517111`
- 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-telecommunications-carriers-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 399.5 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2026 | 404.3 thousands | −5.6 |
| July 2026 | 411.5 thousands | −3.6 |
| June 2026 | 408.7 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2026 | 412.3 thousands | −4.7 |
| April 2026 | 411.9 thousands | −3.9 |
| March 2026 | 413.3 thousands | −4.5 |
| February 2026 | 411.4 thousands | −5.0 |
| January 2026 | 416.2 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2025 | 436.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| November 2025 | 422.5 thousands | −3.9 |
| October 2025 | 426.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2025 | 426.9 thousands | −3.3 |
| August 2025 | 428.5 thousands | −3.6 |
| July 2025 | 426.8 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2025 | 430.9 thousands | −4.5 |
| May 2025 | 432.5 thousands | −3.7 |
| April 2025 | 428.6 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2025 | 432.8 thousands | −5.3 |
| February 2025 | 432.9 thousands | −5.1 |
| January 2025 | 434.9 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2024 | 445.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 439.6 thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2024 | 434.4 thousands | −5.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50517111"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-50517111",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```