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

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

Latest (y/y)1.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level295.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 295.7 thousands.

That is the highest reading since November 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.4% (May 2020) to 14.6% (May 2021), averaging −0.4%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)20025030035019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026295.7 thousands1.5
August 2026295.2 thousands1.1
July 2026293.5 thousands0.4
June 2026292.0 thousands0.3
May 2026291.3 thousands0.07
April 2026291.6 thousands−0.2
March 2026290.6 thousands−1.2
February 2026291.4 thousands−2.0
January 2026297.6 thousands−2.1
December 2025314.2 thousands−3.9
November 2025310.8 thousands−4.5
October 2025295.5 thousands−2.7
September 2025291.3 thousands−2.6
August 2025291.9 thousands−2.4
July 2025292.2 thousands−1.5
June 2025291.1 thousands−1.0
May 2025291.1 thousands−1.7
April 2025292.2 thousands−2.6
March 2025294.0 thousands−1.6
February 2025297.2 thousands−0.7
January 2025304.1 thousands−0.5
December 2024326.8 thousands−0.9
November 2024325.4 thousands−1.1
October 2024303.8 thousands−1.7

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 high14.6% (May 2021)
10-year low−15.4% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-CA.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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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-CA.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 — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.