# United States All employees, thousands, retail trade, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, retail trade, not seasonally adjusted was up 0.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 15,517 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.1% (Apr 2020) to 14.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-42000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1939-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (1,054 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-retail-trade-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 15,517 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2026 | 15,382 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 15,460 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 15,509 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 15,492 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 15,414 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 15,342 thousands | 0.04 |
| March 2026 | 15,281 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 15,255 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 15,366 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 15,807 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 15,689 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 15,444 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2025 | 15,346 thousands | −0.02 |
| August 2025 | 15,407 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 15,441 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 15,449 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 15,373 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 15,335 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 15,302 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 15,288 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 15,412 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 15,859 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 15,727 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```