# United States All employees, thousands, merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods, not seasonally adjusted was down 0.7% year on year in October 2026, compared with −0.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 2,198.7 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (Apr 2020) to 4.8% (Apr 2022), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41424000`
- 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-merchant-wholesalers-nondurable-goods-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 2,198.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2026 | 2,207.3 thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2026 | 2,211.1 thousands | 0.03 |
| July 2026 | 2,216.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 2,220.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 2,216.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 2,205.0 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2026 | 2,200.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2026 | 2,192.6 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2026 | 2,190.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 2,211.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2025 | 2,210.4 thousands | −0.07 |
| October 2025 | 2,213.4 thousands | 0.1 |
| September 2025 | 2,209.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 2,210.5 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 2,223.9 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,226.6 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 2,220.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 2,205.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,196.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 2,195.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 2,200.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 2,223.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 2,211.9 thousands | 0.02 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41424000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41424000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```