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

United States All employees, thousands, home furnishing merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted was down 3.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 54.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.7% (Apr 2020) to 15.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423220`
- 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-home-furnishing-merchant-wholesalers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 54.10 thousands | −3.4 |
| August 2026 | 53.90 thousands | −4.3 |
| July 2026 | 53.70 thousands | −5.3 |
| June 2026 | 54.20 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2026 | 54.50 thousands | −3.5 |
| April 2026 | 54.40 thousands | −4.9 |
| March 2026 | 54.50 thousands | −8.7 |
| February 2026 | 54.40 thousands | −8.1 |
| January 2026 | 54.50 thousands | −8.7 |
| December 2025 | 54.90 thousands | −9.0 |
| November 2025 | 55.20 thousands | −8.2 |
| October 2025 | 55.50 thousands | −8.1 |
| September 2025 | 56.00 thousands | −7.1 |
| August 2025 | 56.30 thousands | −6.5 |
| July 2025 | 56.70 thousands | −5.8 |
| June 2025 | 56.70 thousands | −5.8 |
| May 2025 | 56.50 thousands | −7.2 |
| April 2025 | 57.20 thousands | −6.2 |
| March 2025 | 59.70 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2025 | 59.20 thousands | −4.1 |
| January 2025 | 59.70 thousands | −3.4 |
| December 2024 | 60.30 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 60.10 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 60.40 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423220"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41423220",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```