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All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31000000

Latest (y/y)−3.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.6%August 2026
Level15.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 15.20 thousands.

That is the highest reading since April 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.8% (Oct 2025) to 2.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −4.0%.

All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands)1520253019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202615.20 thousands−3.2
August 202615.20 thousands−5.6
July 202615.30 thousands−5.0
June 202615.40 thousands−5.5
May 202615.30 thousands−6.7
April 202615.40 thousands−7.2
March 202615.40 thousands−8.3
February 202615.40 thousands−9.9
January 202615.30 thousands−10.5
December 202515.50 thousands−10.4
November 202515.50 thousands−11.4
October 202515.60 thousands−12.8
September 202515.70 thousands−12.3
August 202516.10 thousands−11.0
July 202516.10 thousands−11.0
June 202516.30 thousands−10.4
May 202516.40 thousands−9.9
April 202516.60 thousands−9.8
March 202516.80 thousands−9.2
February 202517.10 thousands−7.6
January 202517.10 thousands−8.1
December 202417.30 thousands−7.0
November 202417.50 thousands−6.4
October 202417.90 thousands−4.3

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 high2.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−12.8% (Oct 2025)
10-year average−4.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31000000

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-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Durable Goods — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)”.