# United States All employees, thousands, couriers and express delivery services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, couriers and express delivery services, seasonally adjusted was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 862.5 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.3% (Feb 2026) to 26.3% (Mar 2021), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43492100`
- 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-couriers-and-express-delivery-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 862.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2026 | 869.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| July 2026 | 874.1 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2026 | 857.9 thousands | −3.6 |
| May 2026 | 870.2 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 885.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 845.6 thousands | −7.1 |
| February 2026 | 822.4 thousands | −11.3 |
| January 2026 | 874.8 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2025 | 844.2 thousands | −6.4 |
| November 2025 | 835.9 thousands | −7.0 |
| October 2025 | 888.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| September 2025 | 882.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2025 | 897.3 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 891.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 889.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 888.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 879.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 910.6 thousands | 3.4 |
| February 2025 | 927.4 thousands | 5.7 |
| January 2025 | 900.8 thousands | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 901.5 thousands | 4.8 |
| November 2024 | 899.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2024 | 902.0 thousands | −2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43492100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-43492100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```