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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.7%August 2026
Level61.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 61.10 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Apr 2020) to 6.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)304050607019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202661.10 thousands−0.5
August 202661.50 thousands0.7
July 202661.50 thousands1.2
June 202661.50 thousands0.8
May 202661.60 thousands1.1
April 202661.30 thousands1.0
March 202661.00 thousands0.3
February 202661.10 thousands0.0
January 202661.30 thousands−0.6
December 202563.90 thousands−0.6
November 202563.00 thousands−0.9
October 202561.60 thousands0.3
September 202561.40 thousands1.0
August 202561.10 thousands1.0
July 202560.80 thousands1.0
June 202561.00 thousands1.8
May 202560.90 thousands2.9
April 202560.70 thousands2.4
March 202560.80 thousands2.5
February 202561.10 thousands3.2
January 202561.70 thousands3.4
December 202464.30 thousands2.6
November 202463.60 thousands1.6
October 202461.40 thousands2.2

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 high6.9% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−6.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

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-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA)”.