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

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

Latest (y/y)−2.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.1%August 2026
Level8.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 8.70 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.4% (Apr 2020) to 16.7% (May 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)68101219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20268.70 thousands−2.2
August 20268.70 thousands−1.1
July 20268.60 thousands−3.4
June 20268.60 thousands−2.3
May 20268.50 thousands−3.4
April 20268.70 thousands0.0
March 20268.80 thousands0.0
February 20268.80 thousands0.0
January 20269.10 thousands2.2
December 20259.60 thousands−1.0
November 20259.40 thousands−1.1
October 20258.90 thousands−1.1
September 20258.90 thousands−1.1
August 20258.80 thousands−1.1
July 20258.90 thousands2.3
June 20258.80 thousands1.1
May 20258.80 thousands2.3
April 20258.70 thousands0.0
March 20258.80 thousands1.1
February 20258.80 thousands1.1
January 20258.90 thousands0.0
December 20249.70 thousands1.0
November 20249.50 thousands0.0
October 20249.00 thousands0.0

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 high16.7% (May 2021)
10-year low−17.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-DE.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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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — DE (statewide) (NSA)”.