# United States All employees, thousands, recyclable material merchant wholesalers, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, recyclable material merchant wholesalers, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 102.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.6% (Apr 2020) to 8.9% (Dec 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41423930`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1982-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (537 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-recyclable-material-merchant-wholesalers-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 102.3 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 101.6 thousands | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 102.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| June 2026 | 101.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 102.1 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 100.1 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 100.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 100.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 100.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 99.50 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 99.80 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2025 | 100.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2025 | 100.7 thousands | 0.10 |
| August 2025 | 98.90 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 99.80 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 99.10 thousands | −2.0 |
| May 2025 | 99.50 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2025 | 99.10 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 100.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 101.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 102.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 101.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 101.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 101.5 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41423930"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-41423930",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```