# United States All employees, thousands, wired telecommunications carriers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, wired telecommunications carriers, seasonally adjusted was down 6.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 401.2 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.0% (Oct 2020) to 1.4% (May 2017), averaging −3.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 401.2 thousands | −6.2 |
| August 2026 | 405.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| July 2026 | 407.6 thousands | −4.5 |
| June 2026 | 409.1 thousands | −4.7 |
| May 2026 | 412.8 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2026 | 411.7 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2026 | 413.4 thousands | −4.2 |
| February 2026 | 413.8 thousands | −4.5 |
| January 2026 | 417.3 thousands | −3.9 |
| December 2025 | 432.4 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2025 | 424.5 thousands | −3.2 |
| October 2025 | 427.1 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2025 | 427.8 thousands | −3.3 |
| August 2025 | 427.3 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2025 | 426.9 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 429.5 thousands | −4.5 |
| May 2025 | 431.9 thousands | −3.8 |
| April 2025 | 431.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| March 2025 | 431.7 thousands | −5.3 |
| February 2025 | 433.3 thousands | −4.9 |
| January 2025 | 434.2 thousands | −5.0 |
| December 2024 | 446.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2024 | 438.5 thousands | −4.2 |
| October 2024 | 435.6 thousands | −5.2 |

## API

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

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