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All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000

Latest (y/y)0.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level26.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 26.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (Apr 2020) to 18.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)17.520.022.525.027.530.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202626.80 thousands0.8
August 202627.00 thousands1.1
July 202627.80 thousands1.8
June 202628.30 thousands1.4
May 202628.30 thousands1.4
April 202627.90 thousands3.7
March 202625.90 thousands−1.1
February 202625.40 thousands2.8
January 202625.70 thousands3.6
December 202526.40 thousands1.5
November 202526.40 thousands1.5
October 202526.20 thousands0.4
September 202526.60 thousands0.4
August 202526.70 thousands−2.2
July 202527.30 thousands−1.8
June 202527.90 thousands−1.8
May 202527.90 thousands−1.4
April 202526.90 thousands−1.5
March 202526.20 thousands0.4
February 202524.70 thousands−2.4
January 202524.80 thousands−3.5
December 202426.00 thousands−2.6
November 202426.00 thousands−2.6
October 202426.10 thousands−3.0

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 high18.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−7.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000

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-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42444000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.