# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Rochester, NY (SA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Rochester, NY (SA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 518.9 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.3% (Apr 2020) to 13.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.06%.
The next update is expected on 23 November 2026.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40380.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-rochester-ny-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 518.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 518.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 517.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 520.2 thousands | 0.10 |
| May 2026 | 520.1 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 518.8 thousands | −0.10 |
| March 2026 | 516.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 516.6 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2026 | 518.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 519.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 519.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2025 | 520.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 520.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 519.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 519.3 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 519.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 520.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| April 2025 | 519.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 518.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 517.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| January 2025 | 517.2 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 516.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 515.7 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 515.0 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40380.PAYEMS.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40380.PAYEMS.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```