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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.9%August 2026
Level21.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 21.70 thousands.

That is the highest reading since December 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.6% (Apr 2020) to 22.7% (May 2021), averaging −1.0%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1993 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1993 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands)17.520.022.525.027.530.01995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202621.70 thousands1.4
August 202621.70 thousands0.9
July 202621.50 thousands−0.5
June 202621.70 thousands0.0
May 202621.50 thousands−0.5
April 202621.40 thousands0.0
March 202621.40 thousands−0.9
February 202621.40 thousands−1.8
January 202621.90 thousands−1.8
December 202523.40 thousands−3.3
November 202523.00 thousands−3.0
October 202521.90 thousands−3.5
September 202521.40 thousands−2.3
August 202521.50 thousands−2.3
July 202521.60 thousands−2.7
June 202521.70 thousands−2.3
May 202521.60 thousands−1.8
April 202521.40 thousands−3.2
March 202521.60 thousands−2.7
February 202521.80 thousands−1.8
January 202522.30 thousands−3.0
December 202424.20 thousands−3.6
November 202423.70 thousands−3.7
October 202422.70 thousands−1.7

Last 24 observations. The full history (417 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1992
Observations417
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high22.7% (May 2021)
10-year low−21.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-12580.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-12580.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 — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)”.