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

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

Latest (y/y)0.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level72.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 72.20 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.3% (Apr 2020) to 20.0% (May 2021), averaging −0.6%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)506070809019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202672.20 thousands0.7
August 202672.00 thousands0.3
July 202671.40 thousands−0.3
June 202671.80 thousands0.1
May 202671.10 thousands0.0
April 202670.60 thousands0.0
March 202670.10 thousands−1.8
February 202670.20 thousands−1.8
January 202671.40 thousands−2.1
December 202577.80 thousands−0.3
November 202576.30 thousands−0.8
October 202573.20 thousands−0.4
September 202571.70 thousands−0.4
August 202571.80 thousands−0.6
July 202571.60 thousands−1.0
June 202571.70 thousands−0.6
May 202571.10 thousands−0.6
April 202570.60 thousands−1.1
March 202571.40 thousands−0.3
February 202571.50 thousands0.6
January 202572.90 thousands−0.5
December 202478.00 thousands0.0
November 202476.90 thousands−0.8
October 202473.50 thousands−0.5

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 high20.0% (May 2021)
10-year low−22.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-NJ.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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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-NJ.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — NJ (statewide) (NSA)”.