# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Ames, IA (NSA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Ames, IA (NSA) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 64.80 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (May 2020) to 9.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11180.PAYEMS.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-total-nonfarm-ames-ia-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 64.80 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 59.80 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 58.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 60.60 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 63.20 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2026 | 63.20 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 62.70 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2026 | 62.70 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 61.60 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 63.60 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2025 | 64.10 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 64.10 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 63.80 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 59.20 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 57.60 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 60.00 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 64.60 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 64.50 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 63.80 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 64.00 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 61.90 thousands | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 65.30 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 65.90 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 65.60 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.PAYEMS.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11180.PAYEMS.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```