# United States Employment: Total Private

United States Employment: Total Private was up 0.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.6% in September 2026.
The level stood at 135,961 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 135,961 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2026 | 135,802 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 135,724 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 135,582 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 135,554 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 135,528 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 135,467 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 135,317 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 135,115 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 135,263 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2025 | 135,083 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 135,090 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2025 | 135,018 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 135,005 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 134,937 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 134,957 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 134,892 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 134,937 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 134,917 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 134,818 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 134,751 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 134,711 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 134,787 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 134,575 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

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

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