# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — LA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — LA (statewide) (SA) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,024.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.6% (Apr 2020) to 9.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA.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-la-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,024.2 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2026 | 2,023.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| July 2026 | 2,016.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,010.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| May 2026 | 2,010.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2026 | 2,009.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 2,005.2 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 2,001.2 thousands | −0.06 |
| January 2026 | 1,998.2 thousands | 0.09 |
| December 2025 | 1,997.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 1,992.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,991.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,988.2 thousands | −0.03 |
| August 2025 | 1,989.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,989.1 thousands | −0.06 |
| June 2025 | 1,989.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,993.5 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,998.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 1,995.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 2,002.5 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,996.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,993.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 1,995.5 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 1,994.5 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

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

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