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

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

Latest (y/y)−2.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.2%August 2026
Level35.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IA (statewide) (NSA) was down 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 35.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)202530354019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202635.20 thousands−2.5
August 202635.30 thousands−2.2
July 202635.00 thousands−3.0
June 202635.50 thousands−1.7
May 202635.30 thousands−1.9
April 202635.50 thousands−1.1
March 202635.40 thousands−1.4
February 202635.50 thousands−1.1
January 202636.00 thousands−1.4
December 202537.20 thousands−2.6
November 202537.40 thousands−1.3
October 202536.30 thousands−0.8
September 202536.10 thousands0.8
August 202536.10 thousands1.4
July 202536.10 thousands1.1
June 202536.10 thousands0.3
May 202536.00 thousands0.3
April 202535.90 thousands0.6
March 202535.90 thousands1.7
February 202535.90 thousands2.6
January 202536.50 thousands3.4
December 202438.20 thousands1.9
November 202437.90 thousands1.1
October 202436.60 thousands1.9

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 high13.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−9.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.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 — IA (statewide) (NSA)”.