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All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-15764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000

Latest (y/y)−3.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−4.9%August 2026
Level7.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 7.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.8% (May 2020) to 17.3% (May 2021), averaging −0.5%.

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)24681019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20267.60 thousands−3.8
August 20267.70 thousands−4.9
July 20267.80 thousands−2.5
June 20267.80 thousands−1.3
May 20267.70 thousands−3.7
April 20267.70 thousands−3.7
March 20267.80 thousands−3.7
February 20267.70 thousands−4.9
January 20267.80 thousands−6.0
December 20257.90 thousands−7.1
November 20257.90 thousands−6.0
October 20257.90 thousands−6.0
September 20257.90 thousands−4.8
August 20258.10 thousands−3.6
July 20258.00 thousands−4.8
June 20257.90 thousands−6.0
May 20258.00 thousands−5.9
April 20258.00 thousands−7.0
March 20258.10 thousands−6.9
February 20258.10 thousands−8.0
January 20258.30 thousands−6.7
December 20248.50 thousands−5.6
November 20248.40 thousands−4.5
October 20248.40 thousands−2.3

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 high17.3% (May 2021)
10-year low−12.8% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-15764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000

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-15764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.