# United States All employees, thousands, hobby, toy, and game retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, hobby, toy, and game retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 16.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 18.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 158.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −40.2% (Apr 2020) to 49.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459120`
- 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-hobby-toy-and-game-retailers-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 158.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| August 2026 | 157.7 thousands | 18.3 |
| July 2026 | 155.7 thousands | 18.0 |
| June 2026 | 153.7 thousands | 18.6 |
| May 2026 | 154.5 thousands | 22.3 |
| April 2026 | 152.6 thousands | 21.3 |
| March 2026 | 150.9 thousands | 21.6 |
| February 2026 | 145.2 thousands | 17.8 |
| January 2026 | 142.5 thousands | 14.2 |
| December 2025 | 136.7 thousands | 14.9 |
| November 2025 | 132.6 thousands | 14.7 |
| October 2025 | 140.2 thousands | 20.2 |
| September 2025 | 135.5 thousands | 14.5 |
| August 2025 | 133.3 thousands | 10.4 |
| July 2025 | 131.9 thousands | 6.7 |
| June 2025 | 129.6 thousands | 6.1 |
| May 2025 | 126.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 125.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 124.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 123.3 thousands | −3.4 |
| January 2025 | 124.8 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 119.0 thousands | −5.9 |
| November 2024 | 115.6 thousands | −9.8 |
| October 2024 | 116.6 thousands | −7.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459120"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42459120",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```