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All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100

Latest (y/y)−7.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−7.2%August 2026
Level19.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA) was down 7.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −7.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 19.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.2% (Feb 2021) to 1.5% (Jun 2022), averaging −5.6%.

All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)02040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202619.00 thousands−7.3
August 202619.40 thousands−7.2
July 202619.60 thousands−6.7
June 202619.50 thousands−6.7
May 202619.40 thousands−8.1
April 202619.70 thousands−7.5
March 202619.90 thousands−7.9
February 202619.90 thousands−8.7
January 202620.00 thousands−8.3
December 202520.40 thousands−8.1
November 202520.50 thousands−8.1
October 202520.50 thousands−8.5
September 202520.50 thousands−7.7
August 202520.90 thousands−6.3
July 202521.00 thousands−6.7
June 202520.90 thousands−7.1
May 202521.10 thousands−7.0
April 202521.30 thousands−7.0
March 202521.60 thousands−6.1
February 202521.80 thousands−6.4
January 202521.80 thousands−7.2
December 202422.20 thousands−6.7
November 202422.30 thousands−6.7
October 202422.40 thousands−6.7

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 high1.5% (Jun 2022)
10-year low−12.2% (Feb 2021)
10-year average−5.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100

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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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-CA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50513100.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers — CA (statewide) (NSA)”.