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

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — KY (statewide) (NSA) was down 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 15.90 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.6% (May 2020) to 12.5% (May 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KY.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (285 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-health-and-personal-care-retailers-ky-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15.90 thousands | −3.6 |
| August 2026 | 15.80 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2026 | 15.80 thousands | −4.2 |
| June 2026 | 15.80 thousands | −4.2 |
| May 2026 | 15.70 thousands | −5.4 |
| April 2026 | 15.70 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2026 | 15.90 thousands | −4.2 |
| February 2026 | 15.90 thousands | −4.8 |
| January 2026 | 16.00 thousands | −5.3 |
| December 2025 | 16.30 thousands | −6.3 |
| November 2025 | 16.20 thousands | −5.8 |
| October 2025 | 16.30 thousands | −4.1 |
| September 2025 | 16.50 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 16.50 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 16.50 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 16.50 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 16.60 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 16.50 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2025 | 16.60 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 16.70 thousands | −2.9 |
| January 2025 | 16.90 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 17.40 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 17.20 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 17.00 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

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

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