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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-45300.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level31.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 31.60 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.9% (Apr 2020) to 12.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.05%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA), level (thousands)2025303519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202631.60 thousands0.6
August 202631.70 thousands0.3
July 202631.40 thousands−0.3
June 202631.30 thousands−1.3
May 202631.50 thousands−0.6
April 202631.40 thousands−1.3
March 202631.50 thousands−1.6
February 202631.80 thousands−0.9
January 202632.00 thousands−0.9
December 202533.60 thousands−1.2
November 202533.10 thousands−2.1
October 202531.80 thousands−0.3
September 202531.40 thousands−1.9
August 202531.60 thousands−1.6
July 202531.50 thousands−1.6
June 202531.70 thousands−0.3
May 202531.70 thousands−0.3
April 202531.80 thousands−0.6
March 202532.00 thousands0.6
February 202532.10 thousands0.9
January 202532.30 thousands0.0
December 202434.00 thousands0.0
November 202433.80 thousands−0.3
October 202431.90 thousands−1.5

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 high12.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−11.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.05%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-45300.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-45300.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 — Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (NSA)”.