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All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-37964.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000

Latest (y/y)−4.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.7%August 2026
Level6.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 6.50 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.3% (May 2020) to 16.7% (May 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%30%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Philadelphia, PA 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 — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)024681019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20266.50 thousands−4.4
August 20266.60 thousands−5.7
July 20266.60 thousands−5.7
June 20266.60 thousands−5.7
May 20266.60 thousands−5.7
April 20266.60 thousands−7.0
March 20266.70 thousands−5.6
February 20266.60 thousands−8.3
January 20266.70 thousands−6.9
December 20256.80 thousands−8.1
November 20256.70 thousands−9.5
October 20256.80 thousands−8.1
September 20256.80 thousands−6.8
August 20257.00 thousands−4.1
July 20257.00 thousands−4.1
June 20257.00 thousands−6.7
May 20257.00 thousands−7.9
April 20257.10 thousands−7.8
March 20257.10 thousands−9.0
February 20257.20 thousands−8.9
January 20257.20 thousands−8.9
December 20247.40 thousands−8.6
November 20247.40 thousands−9.8
October 20247.40 thousands−9.8

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 high16.7% (May 2021)
10-year low−13.3% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-37964.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-37964.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 — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.