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

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

Latest (y/y)1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.0%August 2026
Level52.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 52.10 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)45.047.550.052.555.020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202652.10 thousands1.6
August 202652.00 thousands2.0
July 202651.40 thousands1.2
June 202651.20 thousands1.0
May 202651.10 thousands0.4
April 202651.00 thousands0.4
March 202651.00 thousands−0.6
February 202650.90 thousands−2.1
January 202651.50 thousands−1.9
December 202553.60 thousands−2.7
November 202553.20 thousands−2.7
October 202551.80 thousands−2.1
September 202551.30 thousands−1.7
August 202551.00 thousands−5.2
July 202550.80 thousands−1.7
June 202550.70 thousands−1.7
May 202550.90 thousands−0.8
April 202550.80 thousands−0.8
March 202551.30 thousands−0.2
February 202552.00 thousands1.8
January 202552.50 thousands1.5
December 202455.10 thousands1.1
November 202454.70 thousands0.2
October 202452.90 thousands1.5

Last 24 observations. The full history (285 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2003
Observations285
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high8.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−5.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-KY.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-KY.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 — KY (statewide) (NSA)”.