# United States All employees, thousands, beer, wine, and liquor retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, beer, wine, and liquor retailers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 167.2 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.3% (Apr 2020) to 17.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-beer-wine-and-liquor-retailers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 167.2 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2026 | 167.5 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2026 | 168.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 169.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2026 | 168.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 168.4 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 168.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2026 | 168.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2026 | 168.2 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 169.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 169.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 168.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| September 2025 | 169.6 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 170.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 168.2 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 170.2 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 171.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 171.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 171.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2025 | 171.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 172.5 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 170.8 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2024 | 170.0 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 171.1 thousands | −2.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```