# United States All employees, thousands, building material and supplies dealers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, building material and supplies dealers, seasonally adjusted was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,177.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (Dec 2021) to 12.7% (Dec 2020), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42444100`
- 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-building-material-and-supplies-dealers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,177.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,170.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 1,173.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 1,171.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| May 2026 | 1,174.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2026 | 1,178.9 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2026 | 1,166.4 thousands | −3.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,173.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 1,166.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 1,190.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 1,184.3 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,186.6 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,185.9 thousands | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,188.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,195.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,200.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 1,201.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2025 | 1,204.2 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 1,204.4 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 1,202.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,203.8 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,205.6 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,210.0 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 1,214.9 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42444100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42444100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```