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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.0%August 2026
Level19.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 19.70 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.6% (Apr 2020) to 19.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.1%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)12.515.017.520.022.525.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202619.70 thousands−1.0
August 202619.60 thousands−2.0
July 202619.40 thousands−2.0
June 202619.50 thousands−1.5
May 202619.40 thousands−2.5
April 202619.20 thousands−2.5
March 202619.30 thousands−3.0
February 202619.40 thousands−2.5
January 202619.80 thousands−2.5
December 202521.70 thousands−0.9
November 202521.20 thousands−1.9
October 202520.30 thousands−1.5
September 202519.90 thousands−0.5
August 202520.00 thousands−0.5
July 202519.80 thousands−1.0
June 202519.80 thousands−1.0
May 202519.90 thousands0.0
April 202519.70 thousands−0.5
March 202519.90 thousands0.0
February 202519.90 thousands0.5
January 202520.30 thousands−0.5
December 202421.90 thousands0.5
November 202421.60 thousands−0.5
October 202420.60 thousands0.5

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 high19.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−24.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-29484.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-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.