# United States All employees, thousands, furniture and home furnishings retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, furniture and home furnishings retailers, seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with −1.8% in September 2026.
The level stood at 386.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.3% (Apr 2020) to 69.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42449100`
- 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-furniture-and-home-furnishings-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 386.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2026 | 385.7 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2026 | 387.9 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2026 | 387.4 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2026 | 388.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2026 | 387.9 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2026 | 389.1 thousands | −2.6 |
| March 2026 | 388.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2026 | 389.4 thousands | −2.9 |
| January 2026 | 391.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| December 2025 | 388.4 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2025 | 392.8 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2025 | 388.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2025 | 392.8 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 394.1 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 395.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 395.9 thousands | −2.0 |
| May 2025 | 397.7 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 399.6 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2025 | 400.5 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2025 | 401.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2025 | 403.9 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 401.1 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2024 | 401.7 thousands | −4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42449100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42449100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```