# United States Employment: Wholesale Trade

United States Employment: Wholesale Trade was up 0.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.4% in September 2026.
The level stood at 6,068.8 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Apr 2020) to 5.3% (May 2022), averaging 0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 6,068.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| September 2026 | 6,077.9 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 6,069.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 6,065.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 6,059.0 thousands | 0.03 |
| May 2026 | 6,054.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 6,051.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 6,051.3 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 6,053.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 6,044.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 6,042.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 6,048.2 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2025 | 6,054.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2025 | 6,051.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 6,043.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 6,051.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 6,057.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 6,067.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 6,066.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2025 | 6,062.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 6,075.9 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 6,073.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 6,092.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2024 | 6,089.5 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

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

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