# All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — CA (statewide) (NSA) was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 115.5 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.7% (May 2020) to 18.6% (May 2021), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-health-and-personal-care-retailers-ca-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 115.5 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 116.2 thousands | 4.5 |
| July 2026 | 116.7 thousands | 5.6 |
| June 2026 | 115.1 thousands | 4.4 |
| May 2026 | 114.6 thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2026 | 113.6 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2026 | 113.5 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 113.5 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 114.2 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 117.8 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2025 | 116.0 thousands | 0.0 |
| October 2025 | 114.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 111.6 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 111.2 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 110.5 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 110.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 110.2 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2025 | 110.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 110.8 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 110.8 thousands | −3.5 |
| January 2025 | 112.3 thousands | −4.3 |
| December 2024 | 116.1 thousands | −3.2 |
| November 2024 | 116.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2024 | 114.6 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```