All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 26.60 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.6% (May 2020) to 27.3% (May 2021), averaging −0.9%.
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
26.60 thousands
2.7
August 2026
26.50 thousands
1.5
July 2026
26.30 thousands
0.4
June 2026
26.10 thousands
0.4
May 2026
26.00 thousands
0.0
April 2026
25.90 thousands
−1.1
March 2026
25.90 thousands
−1.5
February 2026
25.90 thousands
−2.6
January 2026
26.70 thousands
−2.6
December 2025
28.50 thousands
−4.0
November 2025
28.20 thousands
−4.1
October 2025
26.30 thousands
−3.7
September 2025
25.90 thousands
−3.7
August 2025
26.10 thousands
−2.2
July 2025
26.20 thousands
−1.5
June 2025
26.00 thousands
−1.9
May 2025
26.00 thousands
−2.6
April 2025
26.20 thousands
−2.6
March 2025
26.30 thousands
−1.5
February 2025
26.60 thousands
−0.4
January 2025
27.40 thousands
0.0
December 2024
29.70 thousands
0.3
November 2024
29.40 thousands
−0.7
October 2024
27.30 thousands
−1.1
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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.