# All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA)

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 48.40 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.9% (Apr 2020) to 34.6% (May 2021), averaging −0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-general-merchandise-retailers-philadelphia-camden

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 48.40 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2026 | 48.30 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 47.90 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 48.10 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 47.50 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 47.60 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 47.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 47.40 thousands | −3.5 |
| January 2026 | 48.30 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2025 | 52.90 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 51.70 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 49.70 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2025 | 49.10 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 49.00 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 48.80 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 48.50 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 48.00 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 47.90 thousands | −2.2 |
| March 2025 | 48.80 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 49.10 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 50.20 thousands | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 54.40 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 53.00 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 50.40 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```