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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-35620.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−0.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.3%August 2026
Level115.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 115.4 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.4% (Apr 2020) to 28.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.5%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026115.4 thousands−0.8
August 2026114.5 thousands−1.3
July 2026113.7 thousands−1.9
June 2026114.4 thousands−1.2
May 2026113.7 thousands−1.6
April 2026113.6 thousands−1.7
March 2026113.6 thousands−3.6
February 2026114.0 thousands−3.7
January 2026117.0 thousands−3.5
December 2025127.7 thousands−2.5
November 2025125.3 thousands−2.6
October 2025118.6 thousands−3.1
September 2025116.3 thousands−2.6
August 2025116.0 thousands−3.0
July 2025115.9 thousands−3.0
June 2025115.8 thousands−3.1
May 2025115.5 thousands−2.4
April 2025115.6 thousands−2.3
March 2025117.8 thousands−1.3
February 2025118.4 thousands−0.6
January 2025121.2 thousands−2.0
December 2024131.0 thousands−1.0
November 2024128.7 thousands−1.9
October 2024122.4 thousands−1.6

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 high28.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−32.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-35620.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-35620.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 — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA)”.