# United States All employees, thousands, paper and paper product merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, paper and paper product merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted was down 5.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 105.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.1% (Jan 2021) to 3.2% (Apr 2022), averaging −2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424100`
- 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-paper-and-paper-product-merchant-wholesalers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 105.6 thousands | −5.4 |
| August 2026 | 105.5 thousands | −6.2 |
| July 2026 | 105.2 thousands | −7.4 |
| June 2026 | 104.6 thousands | −8.2 |
| May 2026 | 105.5 thousands | −7.6 |
| April 2026 | 107.3 thousands | −5.4 |
| March 2026 | 107.5 thousands | −5.5 |
| February 2026 | 108.2 thousands | −5.1 |
| January 2026 | 109.0 thousands | −4.5 |
| December 2025 | 109.5 thousands | −3.7 |
| November 2025 | 110.3 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2025 | 112.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 111.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2025 | 112.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 113.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2025 | 113.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 114.2 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 113.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 113.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 114.0 thousands | −0.09 |
| January 2025 | 114.1 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 113.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 113.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 113.5 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```