# All Employees: Department Stores — CA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Department Stores — CA (statewide) (NSA) was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 134.9 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −33.8% (May 2020) to 32.7% (May 2021), averaging −1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-department-stores-ca-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 134.9 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 135.0 thousands | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 134.7 thousands | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 132.8 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 131.9 thousands | 2.1 |
| April 2026 | 132.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 132.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 133.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 136.2 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 148.9 thousands | −4.2 |
| November 2025 | 145.2 thousands | −5.5 |
| October 2025 | 133.9 thousands | −5.5 |
| September 2025 | 130.1 thousands | −5.7 |
| August 2025 | 130.5 thousands | −6.0 |
| July 2025 | 130.8 thousands | −6.4 |
| June 2025 | 129.5 thousands | −6.6 |
| May 2025 | 129.2 thousands | −6.6 |
| April 2025 | 130.6 thousands | −5.9 |
| March 2025 | 132.9 thousands | −4.5 |
| February 2025 | 135.2 thousands | −3.1 |
| January 2025 | 140.4 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 155.5 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 153.7 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2024 | 141.7 thousands | −3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```