# All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was up 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 4.50 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Jul 2019) to 10.8% (May 2021), averaging −0.06%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-general-merchandise-retailers-durham-chapel-hill-nc-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4.50 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2026 | 4.50 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 4.50 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2026 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| March 2026 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 4.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2026 | 4.50 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 4.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2025 | 4.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| September 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 4.30 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2025 | 4.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 4.30 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2025 | 4.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2024 | 4.70 thousands | 2.2 |
| November 2024 | 4.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2024 | 4.40 thousands | 2.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```