# United States All employees, thousands, petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 101.1 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.6% (Nov 2020) to 4.6% (Feb 2023), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424700`
- 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-petroleum-and-petroleum-products-merchant

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 101.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2026 | 101.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2026 | 102.5 thousands | 1.1 |
| June 2026 | 102.8 thousands | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 103.6 thousands | 3.7 |
| April 2026 | 103.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2026 | 103.1 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 103.4 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 103.6 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 102.8 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 103.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 102.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 102.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 102.6 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2025 | 101.4 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 100.5 thousands | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 99.90 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 99.60 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 100.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 101.6 thousands | −0.10 |
| January 2025 | 101.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 101.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 100.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 101.2 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424700"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-41424700",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```