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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-33874.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−2.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.7%August 2026
Level17.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 17.70 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.3% (May 2020) to 37.6% (May 2021), averaging −1.7%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)1015202519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202617.70 thousands−2.2
August 202617.70 thousands−2.7
July 202617.60 thousands−2.8
June 202617.70 thousands−1.7
May 202617.50 thousands−1.1
April 202617.50 thousands−1.1
March 202617.50 thousands−3.3
February 202617.50 thousands−3.8
January 202617.80 thousands−5.3
December 202519.50 thousands−3.9
November 202519.10 thousands−3.5
October 202518.30 thousands−2.7
September 202518.10 thousands−1.6
August 202518.20 thousands−2.7
July 202518.10 thousands−2.7
June 202518.00 thousands−3.2
May 202517.70 thousands−3.8
April 202517.70 thousands−3.3
March 202518.10 thousands−2.2
February 202518.20 thousands−1.6
January 202518.80 thousands−3.6
December 202420.30 thousands−2.9
November 202419.80 thousands−3.9
October 202418.80 thousands−2.6

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 high37.6% (May 2021)
10-year low−29.3% (May 2020)
10-year average−1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-33874.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-33874.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 — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.