# United States All employees, thousands, furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted was down 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 100.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.7% (Apr 2020) to 11.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423200`
- 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-furniture-and-home-furnishing-merchant

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100.2 thousands | −3.8 |
| August 2026 | 99.90 thousands | −4.3 |
| July 2026 | 99.70 thousands | −4.9 |
| June 2026 | 99.80 thousands | −5.0 |
| May 2026 | 100.0 thousands | −5.3 |
| April 2026 | 99.70 thousands | −6.6 |
| March 2026 | 99.50 thousands | −8.0 |
| February 2026 | 99.10 thousands | −8.7 |
| January 2026 | 100.7 thousands | −7.8 |
| December 2025 | 102.1 thousands | −6.4 |
| November 2025 | 102.5 thousands | −6.0 |
| October 2025 | 102.7 thousands | −6.0 |
| September 2025 | 104.2 thousands | −4.4 |
| August 2025 | 104.4 thousands | −4.8 |
| July 2025 | 104.8 thousands | −4.5 |
| June 2025 | 105.0 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2025 | 105.6 thousands | −4.5 |
| April 2025 | 106.7 thousands | −3.8 |
| March 2025 | 108.1 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 108.5 thousands | −3.0 |
| January 2025 | 109.2 thousands | −2.2 |
| December 2024 | 109.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| November 2024 | 109.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2024 | 109.3 thousands | −3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```