# United States Employment: Retail Trade

United States Employment: Retail Trade was up 0.4% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 15,501 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.9% (Apr 2020) to 14.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-RETAIL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (370 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-retail-trade

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 15,501 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2026 | 15,495 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 15,483 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 15,479 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 15,474 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 15,464 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 15,459 thousands | −0.02 |
| March 2026 | 15,436 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 15,426 thousands | −0.1 |
| January 2026 | 15,426 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 15,414 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 15,437 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2025 | 15,438 thousands | −0.09 |
| September 2025 | 15,453 thousands | −0.02 |
| August 2025 | 15,440 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 15,430 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 15,426 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 15,440 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 15,462 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 15,458 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 15,442 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 15,459 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 15,460 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 15,410 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

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

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