# United States All employees, thousands, book retailers and news dealers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, book retailers and news dealers, seasonally adjusted was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 69.00 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.3% (Apr 2020) to 66.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459200`
- 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-book-retailers-and-news-dealers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 69.00 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2026 | 70.10 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 70.70 thousands | 5.5 |
| June 2026 | 70.10 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2026 | 70.80 thousands | 6.6 |
| April 2026 | 70.50 thousands | 6.0 |
| March 2026 | 70.20 thousands | 5.9 |
| February 2026 | 70.10 thousands | 7.7 |
| January 2026 | 68.30 thousands | 5.1 |
| December 2025 | 73.50 thousands | 12.7 |
| November 2025 | 72.70 thousands | 12.0 |
| October 2025 | 68.10 thousands | 5.4 |
| September 2025 | 68.00 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 66.70 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 67.00 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 67.00 thousands | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 66.40 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 66.50 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 66.30 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 65.10 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2025 | 65.00 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 65.20 thousands | −4.3 |
| November 2024 | 64.90 thousands | −4.3 |
| October 2024 | 64.60 thousands | −5.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```