# All Employees: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 155.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since February 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −68.8% (May 2020) to 161.5% (May 2021), averaging −0.07%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42458000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-clothing-clothing-accessories-shoe-and-jewelry-retailers-us-ca-payems-m-nsa-ind-42458000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 155.7 thousands | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 156.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 156.1 thousands | 2.0 |
| June 2026 | 152.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 149.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 150.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 150.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2026 | 150.8 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 155.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 172.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| November 2025 | 167.8 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2025 | 156.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| September 2025 | 152.4 thousands | −2.0 |
| August 2025 | 155.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 153.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 150.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 149.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 150.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2025 | 151.8 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 153.3 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 160.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 174.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 170.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 159.5 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42458000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42458000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```