# United States All employees, thousands, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, general merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 1.6% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.7% in September 2026.
The level stood at 3,287.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.7% (Apr 2020) to 7.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455000`
- 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-general-merchandise-retailers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 3,287.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2026 | 3,269.2 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 3,269.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 3,251.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 3,249.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2026 | 3,241.8 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 3,252.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2026 | 3,238.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 3,234.6 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 3,230.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2025 | 3,216.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2025 | 3,232.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 3,234.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 3,246.9 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 3,246.4 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 3,235.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 3,227.8 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 3,238.1 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 3,242.9 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 3,244.6 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 3,249.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 3,248.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 3,232.8 thousands | 0.05 |
| November 2024 | 3,226.5 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42455000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```