# United States All employees, thousands, department stores, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, department stores, seasonally adjusted was up 3.9% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 960.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.5% (Apr 2020) to 20.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-department-stores-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 960.3 thousands | 3.9 |
| September 2026 | 953.5 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 951.7 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 944.7 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2026 | 943.9 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 937.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 935.8 thousands | −0.06 |
| March 2026 | 938.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 931.4 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 933.5 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2025 | 932.6 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2025 | 929.4 thousands | −3.4 |
| October 2025 | 924.4 thousands | −4.8 |
| September 2025 | 926.3 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2025 | 927.9 thousands | −5.7 |
| July 2025 | 924.6 thousands | −6.9 |
| June 2025 | 927.8 thousands | −6.8 |
| May 2025 | 933.2 thousands | −6.7 |
| April 2025 | 936.4 thousands | −7.3 |
| March 2025 | 940.0 thousands | −7.1 |
| February 2025 | 948.1 thousands | −5.1 |
| January 2025 | 958.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| December 2024 | 964.8 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 962.2 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```