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All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424000

Latest (y/y)−3.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.2%August 2026
Level54.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was down 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 54.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.9% (Aug 2020) to 4.3% (May 2022), averaging 1.1%.

All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)30354045505519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202654.00 thousands−3.1
August 202654.20 thousands−3.2
July 202654.70 thousands−2.5
June 202655.70 thousands−0.7
May 202655.30 thousands−1.6
April 202655.20 thousands−2.0
March 202655.40 thousands−1.2
February 202655.40 thousands−1.1
January 202655.30 thousands−0.5
December 202555.80 thousands−1.2
November 202555.50 thousands−1.8
October 202555.60 thousands−1.4
September 202555.70 thousands−1.1
August 202556.00 thousands0.0
July 202556.10 thousands0.2
June 202556.10 thousands0.5
May 202556.20 thousands1.4
April 202556.30 thousands1.6
March 202556.10 thousands1.4
February 202556.00 thousands1.8
January 202555.60 thousands2.0
December 202456.50 thousands2.4
November 202456.50 thousands2.4
October 202456.40 thousands2.7

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 high4.3% (May 2022)
10-year low−4.9% (Aug 2020)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424000

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-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41424000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.