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

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — PA (statewide) (NSA) was down 5.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.40 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.9% (May 2020) to 13.8% (May 2021), averaging −2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-PA.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-pa-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.40 thousands | −5.6 |
| August 2026 | 37.80 thousands | −6.9 |
| July 2026 | 38.10 thousands | −7.3 |
| June 2026 | 38.20 thousands | −9.5 |
| May 2026 | 38.20 thousands | −10.1 |
| April 2026 | 38.20 thousands | −10.3 |
| March 2026 | 38.70 thousands | −9.4 |
| February 2026 | 38.30 thousands | −10.9 |
| January 2026 | 38.70 thousands | −10.8 |
| December 2025 | 39.50 thousands | −12.4 |
| November 2025 | 39.30 thousands | −12.3 |
| October 2025 | 39.40 thousands | −11.7 |
| September 2025 | 39.60 thousands | −10.2 |
| August 2025 | 40.60 thousands | −8.8 |
| July 2025 | 41.10 thousands | −7.4 |
| June 2025 | 42.20 thousands | −6.0 |
| May 2025 | 42.50 thousands | −6.6 |
| April 2025 | 42.60 thousands | −6.8 |
| March 2025 | 42.70 thousands | −8.2 |
| February 2025 | 43.00 thousands | −7.7 |
| January 2025 | 43.40 thousands | −8.2 |
| December 2024 | 45.10 thousands | −7.0 |
| November 2024 | 44.80 thousands | −7.4 |
| October 2024 | 44.60 thousands | −6.7 |

## API

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

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