# United States Employment: Professional & Business Services

United States Employment: Professional & Business Services was up 1.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 22,604 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 22,604 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2026 | 22,534 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2026 | 22,526 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 22,496 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 22,502 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 22,466 thousands | 0.07 |
| April 2026 | 22,460 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2026 | 22,440 thousands | −0.08 |
| February 2026 | 22,412 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 22,408 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 22,372 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 22,391 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 22,335 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 22,359 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 22,375 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 22,403 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 22,419 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 22,450 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 22,470 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 22,457 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 22,473 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 22,480 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 22,532 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 22,499 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

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

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