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Name: All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)

It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100.

All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026

Previous (y/y)−0.6%August 2026

Level33.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 33.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.8% (May 2020) to 45.4% (May 2021), averaging −3.8%.

All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

Period	Value	Y/Y %
September 2026	33.20 thousands	−0.9
August 2026	32.80 thousands	−0.6
July 2026	32.30 thousands	−2.4
June 2026	32.40 thousands	−2.1
May 2026	32.20 thousands	−2.1
April 2026	32.40 thousands	−3.6
March 2026	32.70 thousands	−6.3
February 2026	32.80 thousands	−7.3
January 2026	34.20 thousands	−7.6
December 2025	37.90 thousands	−6.4
November 2025	37.10 thousands	−7.0
October 2025	34.70 thousands	−8.0
September 2025	33.50 thousands	−8.2
August 2025	33.00 thousands	−9.8
July 2025	33.10 thousands	−9.8
June 2025	33.10 thousands	−10.8
May 2025	32.90 thousands	−10.8
April 2025	33.60 thousands	−9.4
March 2025	34.90 thousands	−8.9
February 2025	35.40 thousands	−7.8
January 2025	37.00 thousands	−9.5
December 2024	40.50 thousands	−8.8
November 2024	39.90 thousands	−10.3
October 2024	37.70 thousands	−10.0

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

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About this series

Latest observation	September 2026
First observation	January 1990
Observations	441
Frequency	Monthly
Units	thousands
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	45.4% (May 2021)
10-year low	−45.8% (May 2020)
10-year average	−3.8%
Source agency	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis code	US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100

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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Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Department Stores — New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.