# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Columbia, SC (SA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Columbia, SC (SA) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 440.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (Apr 2020) to 9.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-17900.PAYEMS.M.SA`
- 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-columbia-sc-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 440.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 438.6 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 436.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 436.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 436.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 435.2 thousands | 0.09 |
| March 2026 | 435.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 435.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 436.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 436.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 436.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 436.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 435.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 436.1 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2025 | 434.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 435.1 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 435.6 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 434.8 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 435.5 thousands | 1.8 |
| February 2025 | 434.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 433.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 435.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 435.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 434.3 thousands | 2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.PAYEMS.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-17900.PAYEMS.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```