# United States All employees, thousands, offices of optometrists, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, offices of optometrists, seasonally adjusted was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 156.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.4% (Apr 2020) to 89.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621320`
- 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-offices-of-optometrists-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 156.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 155.9 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2026 | 155.4 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 154.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 155.1 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 155.8 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2026 | 155.2 thousands | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 155.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 157.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2025 | 158.3 thousands | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 158.7 thousands | 3.1 |
| October 2025 | 156.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| September 2025 | 156.1 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 155.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 155.9 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 155.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 153.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 153.5 thousands | 0.07 |
| March 2025 | 155.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 154.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2025 | 153.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 153.1 thousands | −0.07 |
| November 2024 | 154.0 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 152.9 thousands | 0.07 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621320"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65621320",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```