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All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445100

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.5%August 2026
Level86.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 86.90 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since June 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.2% (Feb 2022) to 5.9% (Feb 2023), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)506070809019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202686.90 thousands−0.6
August 202686.90 thousands−0.5
July 202686.80 thousands−0.2
June 202687.60 thousands−0.5
May 202687.10 thousands−0.1
April 202687.20 thousands0.0
March 202687.20 thousands0.2
February 202687.30 thousands0.2
January 202687.30 thousands0.2
December 202588.50 thousands0.7
November 202588.70 thousands1.0
October 202588.10 thousands1.3
September 202587.40 thousands1.2
August 202587.30 thousands0.9
July 202587.00 thousands1.4
June 202588.00 thousands2.3
May 202587.20 thousands2.5
April 202587.20 thousands2.7
March 202587.00 thousands2.2
February 202587.10 thousands2.5
January 202587.10 thousands2.4
December 202487.90 thousands3.5
November 202487.80 thousands3.1
October 202487.00 thousands2.8

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 high5.9% (Feb 2023)
10-year low−4.2% (Feb 2022)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445100

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-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445100.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.