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

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

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.9%August 2026
Level10.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — MT (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 10.90 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since December 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.0% (Jul 2019) to 8.2% (Oct 2020), averaging −0.1%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — MT (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — MT (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — MT (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)68101219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — MT (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202610.90 thousands−0.9
August 202611.00 thousands0.9
July 202610.90 thousands0.9
June 202611.10 thousands4.7
May 202610.80 thousands1.9
April 202610.80 thousands1.9
March 202610.70 thousands0.0
February 202610.80 thousands0.9
January 202611.10 thousands2.8
December 202511.50 thousands2.7
November 202511.30 thousands2.7
October 202511.10 thousands3.7
September 202511.00 thousands3.8
August 202510.90 thousands2.8
July 202510.80 thousands2.9
June 202510.60 thousands1.9
May 202510.60 thousands2.9
April 202510.60 thousands2.9
March 202510.70 thousands3.9
February 202510.70 thousands4.9
January 202510.80 thousands4.9
December 202411.20 thousands−2.6
November 202411.00 thousands−2.7
October 202410.70 thousands−1.8

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 high8.2% (Oct 2020)
10-year low−12.0% (Jul 2019)
10-year average−0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MT.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-MT.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 — MT (statewide) (NSA)”.