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All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)−1.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.7%August 2026
Level78.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 78.10 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.1% (Apr 2020) to 6.3% (Jan 2023), averaging −0.8%.

All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)65707580859019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202678.10 thousands−1.9
August 202680.00 thousands−1.7
July 202680.30 thousands−1.1
June 202681.10 thousands0.0
May 202679.90 thousands0.4
April 202679.40 thousands−0.7
March 202679.90 thousands−0.4
February 202679.50 thousands0.1
January 202680.70 thousands−0.4
December 202580.40 thousands0.1
November 202580.20 thousands0.0
October 202579.80 thousands0.5
September 202579.60 thousands−1.6
August 202581.40 thousands−1.8
July 202581.20 thousands−1.8
June 202581.10 thousands−2.6
May 202579.60 thousands−2.5
April 202580.00 thousands−1.2
March 202580.20 thousands−0.6
February 202579.40 thousands−1.7
January 202581.00 thousands−0.1
December 202480.30 thousands−2.3
November 202480.20 thousands−1.7
October 202479.40 thousands−2.1

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 high6.3% (Jan 2023)
10-year low−8.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.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-MA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445100.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Grocery and Convenience Retailers — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.