# United States All employees, thousands, jewelry, luggage, and leather goods retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, jewelry, luggage, and leather goods retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 130.5 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.4% (Apr 2020) to 64.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42458300`
- 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-jewelry-luggage-and-leather-goods-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 130.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2026 | 129.9 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 129.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 128.8 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 126.9 thousands | −0.08 |
| April 2026 | 127.4 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2026 | 128.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 128.1 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 128.1 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2025 | 127.3 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 127.3 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 128.3 thousands | 3.9 |
| September 2025 | 129.5 thousands | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 129.6 thousands | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 130.1 thousands | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 127.1 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2025 | 127.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 127.4 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 126.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2025 | 125.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 125.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 123.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2024 | 123.3 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 123.5 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42458300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-42458300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```