# United States All employees, thousands, automobile dealers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, automobile dealers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.1% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 1,277.9 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.8% (Apr 2020) to 20.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42441100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1972-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (658 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-automobile-dealers-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 1,277.9 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2026 | 1,281.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,282.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 1,286.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 1,284.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 1,285.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2026 | 1,287.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 1,289.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,292.6 thousands | 0.03 |
| January 2026 | 1,296.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 1,292.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 1,292.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| October 2025 | 1,292.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,291.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,292.5 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,292.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 1,291.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,292.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,290.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,292.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,292.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,290.1 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,288.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 1,288.2 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42441100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42441100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```