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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.0%August 2026
Level62.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 62.30 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (Apr 2020) to 11.3% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.02%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)304050607019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202662.30 thousands−0.5
August 202662.40 thousands−1.0
July 202662.00 thousands−1.3
June 202661.80 thousands−0.6
May 202661.50 thousands−0.6
April 202661.00 thousands−1.5
March 202660.70 thousands−1.6
February 202661.20 thousands−1.3
January 202661.70 thousands−2.1
December 202565.60 thousands−0.8
November 202564.60 thousands−1.7
October 202562.80 thousands−0.6
September 202562.60 thousands−0.3
August 202563.00 thousands0.0
July 202562.80 thousands1.3
June 202562.20 thousands0.5
May 202561.90 thousands0.5
April 202561.90 thousands0.5
March 202561.70 thousands−0.2
February 202562.00 thousands0.2
January 202563.00 thousands0.2
December 202466.10 thousands0.0
November 202465.70 thousands0.2
October 202463.20 thousands0.8

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 high11.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−12.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.02%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.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-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.