# United States All employees, thousands, surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 105.9 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.2% (Jul 2021) to 6.4% (Oct 2022), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31339113`
- 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-surgical-appliance-and-supplies-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 105.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2026 | 106.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 105.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 104.9 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 104.2 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 103.7 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 103.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2026 | 104.3 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2026 | 105.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 103.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2025 | 103.8 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 104.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 105.2 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2025 | 105.8 thousands | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 105.9 thousands | 3.4 |
| June 2025 | 106.1 thousands | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 106.6 thousands | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 107.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 106.3 thousands | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 106.1 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 105.4 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 104.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 103.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 102.9 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31339113"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-31339113",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```