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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16740.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)4.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.8%August 2026
Level30.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA) was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 30.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.5% (Apr 2020) to 10.4% (Apr 2022), averaging 1.2%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), level (thousands)101520253019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202630.60 thousands4.4
August 202630.80 thousands4.8
July 202630.80 thousands4.8
June 202630.60 thousands5.2
May 202630.50 thousands5.2
April 202630.30 thousands5.9
March 202629.90 thousands3.5
February 202629.50 thousands1.7
January 202629.70 thousands1.0
December 202531.30 thousands0.6
November 202530.70 thousands0.0
October 202529.60 thousands1.7
September 202529.30 thousands2.1
August 202529.40 thousands2.4
July 202529.40 thousands2.4
June 202529.10 thousands1.7
May 202529.00 thousands1.8
April 202528.60 thousands1.4
March 202528.90 thousands2.1
February 202529.00 thousands2.8
January 202529.40 thousands2.4
December 202431.10 thousands2.0
November 202430.70 thousands1.7
October 202429.10 thousands0.7

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 high10.4% (Apr 2022)
10-year low−6.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16740.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-16740.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 — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA)”.