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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-10900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)0.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.4%August 2026
Level7.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 7.00 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.8% (Apr 2020) to 38.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), level (thousands)4567820052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20267.00 thousands0.0
August 20267.00 thousands−1.4
July 20266.90 thousands−4.2
June 20267.00 thousands−1.4
May 20266.90 thousands−2.8
April 20266.90 thousands−2.8
March 20266.90 thousands−4.2
February 20266.90 thousands−4.2
January 20267.00 thousands−2.8
December 20257.50 thousands−5.1
November 20257.40 thousands−3.9
October 20257.20 thousands−1.4
September 20257.00 thousands−1.4
August 20257.10 thousands0.0
July 20257.20 thousands2.9
June 20257.10 thousands2.9
May 20257.10 thousands2.9
April 20257.10 thousands2.9
March 20257.20 thousands4.3
February 20257.20 thousands4.3
January 20257.20 thousands0.0
December 20247.90 thousands1.3
November 20247.70 thousands−1.3
October 20247.30 thousands0.0

Last 24 observations. The full history (285 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2003
Observations285
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high38.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−25.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-10900.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-10900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA)”.