All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 9.40 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.1% (Apr 2020) to 12.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.6%.
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.
Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
9.40 thousands
0.0
August 2026
9.50 thousands
−1.0
July 2026
9.40 thousands
−2.1
June 2026
9.40 thousands
−3.1
May 2026
9.40 thousands
−4.1
April 2026
9.40 thousands
−5.1
March 2026
9.50 thousands
−5.0
February 2026
9.70 thousands
−3.0
January 2026
9.80 thousands
−3.0
December 2025
10.20 thousands
−3.8
November 2025
10.00 thousands
−4.8
October 2025
9.60 thousands
−5.0
September 2025
9.40 thousands
−6.9
August 2025
9.60 thousands
−5.0
July 2025
9.60 thousands
−4.0
June 2025
9.70 thousands
−1.0
May 2025
9.80 thousands
0.0
April 2025
9.90 thousands
−1.0
March 2025
10.00 thousands
1.0
February 2025
10.00 thousands
1.0
January 2025
10.10 thousands
0.0
December 2024
10.60 thousands
1.0
November 2024
10.50 thousands
0.0
October 2024
10.10 thousands
−1.0
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
Get All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division (NSA) in your code or spreadsheet
One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-41304.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 — St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.