# United States Employment: Government

United States Employment: Government was down 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 23,332 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Jun 2020) to 3.2% (Dec 2023), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-GOVT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-government

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 23,332 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2026 | 23,326 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 23,344 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 23,300 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 23,338 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 23,333 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 23,331 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 23,333 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 23,321 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2026 | 23,329 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2025 | 23,349 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 23,359 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 23,390 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 23,543 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 23,535 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 23,585 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 23,586 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 23,561 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 23,568 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 23,559 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 23,559 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 23,557 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 23,529 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 23,504 thousands | 2.0 |

## API

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

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