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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35614.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-new-york-jersey-city-white-plains-ny-nj

## 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 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35614.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```