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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.9%August 2026
Level11.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 11.10 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Apr 2020) to 23.2% (Nov 2016), averaging 1.2%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%0%100%200%300%400%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)05101519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202611.10 thousands−0.9
August 202611.10 thousands−0.9
July 202611.10 thousands−0.9
June 202611.10 thousands−0.9
May 202611.00 thousands−0.9
April 202610.90 thousands−1.8
March 202610.90 thousands−3.5
February 202610.90 thousands−5.2
January 202611.10 thousands−6.7
December 202511.90 thousands−7.0
November 202511.70 thousands−7.1
October 202511.30 thousands−5.8
September 202511.20 thousands−4.3
August 202511.20 thousands−5.1
July 202511.20 thousands−5.1
June 202511.20 thousands−5.1
May 202511.10 thousands−4.3
April 202511.10 thousands−3.5
March 202511.30 thousands−2.6
February 202511.50 thousands−1.7
January 202511.90 thousands−0.8
December 202412.80 thousands−1.5
November 202412.60 thousands−1.6
October 202412.00 thousands−0.8

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 high23.2% (Nov 2016)
10-year low−7.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.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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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.