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All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424300

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.5%August 2026
Level20.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 20.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.5% (Apr 2020) to 55.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −2.4%.

All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−50%−25%0%25%50%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)101520253019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202620.20 thousands−0.5
August 202620.20 thousands−1.5
July 202620.30 thousands−0.5
June 202620.20 thousands−0.5
May 202620.20 thousands−1.0
April 202620.20 thousands−1.5
March 202620.20 thousands−2.4
February 202620.30 thousands−2.4
January 202620.30 thousands−1.9
December 202520.40 thousands−4.7
November 202520.40 thousands−5.6
October 202520.40 thousands−5.6
September 202520.30 thousands−5.1
August 202520.50 thousands−5.5
July 202520.40 thousands−6.8
June 202520.30 thousands−6.9
May 202520.40 thousands−7.3
April 202520.50 thousands−7.7
March 202520.70 thousands−8.0
February 202520.80 thousands−8.4
January 202520.70 thousands−9.6
December 202421.40 thousands−6.6
November 202421.60 thousands−6.1
October 202421.60 thousands−6.5

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high55.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−44.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−2.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424300

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424300.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.