# United States Nonfarm Payroll Employment

United States Nonfarm Payroll Employment was up 0.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 159,293 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.4% (Apr 2020) to 10.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 159,293 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2026 | 159,128 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 159,068 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 158,882 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 158,892 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 158,861 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 158,798 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 158,650 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 158,436 thousands | 0.08 |
| January 2026 | 158,592 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 158,432 thousands | 0.07 |
| November 2025 | 158,449 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 158,408 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 158,548 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 158,472 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 158,542 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 158,478 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 158,498 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 158,485 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 158,377 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 158,310 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 158,268 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 158,316 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 158,079 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

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

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