# United States All employees, thousands, grocery and convenience retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, grocery and convenience retailers, seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,839.3 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.7% (Jan 2022) to 3.9% (Mar 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445100`
- 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-grocery-and-convenience-retailers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,839.3 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2026 | 2,838.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| July 2026 | 2,844.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 2,847.1 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 2,849.4 thousands | 0.01 |
| April 2026 | 2,853.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2026 | 2,854.3 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2026 | 2,844.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2026 | 2,855.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2025 | 2,850.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2025 | 2,860.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 2,862.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 2,859.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| August 2025 | 2,854.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 2,851.6 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,850.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 2,849.1 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 2,849.5 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2025 | 2,843.5 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 2,822.5 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 2,835.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,837.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 2,836.6 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 2,832.4 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42445100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```