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

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

Latest (y/y)2.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.7%August 2026
Level75.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 75.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.9% (Apr 2020) to 11.5% (May 2021), averaging 0.01%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)30405060708019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202675.00 thousands2.6
August 202675.10 thousands2.7
July 202674.30 thousands1.2
June 202673.20 thousands0.8
May 202673.00 thousands0.4
April 202672.40 thousands−0.5
March 202672.20 thousands−1.1
February 202672.20 thousands−1.4
January 202674.10 thousands−0.3
December 202578.20 thousands0.1
November 202576.60 thousands−0.6
October 202573.60 thousands−1.7
September 202573.10 thousands−1.9
August 202573.10 thousands−1.9
July 202573.40 thousands−1.6
June 202572.60 thousands−2.2
May 202572.70 thousands−1.0
April 202572.80 thousands−0.8
March 202573.00 thousands−0.9
February 202573.20 thousands0.0
January 202574.30 thousands0.0
December 202478.10 thousands1.6
November 202477.10 thousands0.7
October 202474.90 thousands2.3

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 high11.5% (May 2021)
10-year low−7.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.01%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-WA.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-WA.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 — WA (statewide) (NSA)”.