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

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

Latest (y/y)−1.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.1%August 2026
Level15.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 15.60 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.0% (May 2020) to 19.6% (May 2021), averaging −1.1%.

All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)1416182019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202615.60 thousands−1.9
August 202615.60 thousands−3.1
July 202615.60 thousands−4.3
June 202615.50 thousands−7.7
May 202615.50 thousands−7.2
April 202615.40 thousands−7.8
March 202615.60 thousands−7.1
February 202615.50 thousands−8.3
January 202615.60 thousands−9.3
December 202516.00 thousands−9.6
November 202515.80 thousands−9.2
October 202515.70 thousands−9.8
September 202515.90 thousands−5.9
August 202516.10 thousands−5.3
July 202516.30 thousands−3.6
June 202516.80 thousands−1.2
May 202516.70 thousands−2.3
April 202516.70 thousands−2.9
March 202516.80 thousands−3.4
February 202516.90 thousands−4.0
January 202517.20 thousands−4.4
December 202417.70 thousands−4.3
November 202417.40 thousands−5.4
October 202417.40 thousands−3.9

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 high19.6% (May 2021)
10-year low−11.0% (May 2020)
10-year average−1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-WA.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-WA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42456000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Health and Personal Care Retailers — WA (statewide) (NSA)”.