# United States All employees, thousands, retail bakeries, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, retail bakeries, seasonally adjusted was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 106.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.9% (Apr 2020) to 34.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311811`
- 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-retail-bakeries-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 106.5 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 105.5 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2026 | 105.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 107.8 thousands | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 104.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 104.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 104.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 104.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2026 | 103.4 thousands | −2.2 |
| December 2025 | 103.6 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 103.1 thousands | −4.8 |
| October 2025 | 102.7 thousands | −5.5 |
| September 2025 | 102.9 thousands | −5.2 |
| August 2025 | 104.2 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 104.7 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 105.1 thousands | 0.10 |
| May 2025 | 105.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 105.6 thousands | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 105.9 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 105.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 105.7 thousands | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 106.8 thousands | 6.0 |
| November 2024 | 108.3 thousands | 8.3 |
| October 2024 | 108.7 thousands | 9.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311811"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-32311811",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```