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All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level144.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 144.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Apr 2020) to 11.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)10011012013014015019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026144.6 thousands1.0
August 2026144.5 thousands1.1
July 2026144.3 thousands1.3
June 2026144.5 thousands1.6
May 2026145.1 thousands1.8
April 2026144.4 thousands1.4
March 2026143.7 thousands1.0
February 2026143.2 thousands0.8
January 2026144.1 thousands1.5
December 2025147.6 thousands1.0
November 2025146.2 thousands0.0
October 2025144.2 thousands−0.07
September 2025143.1 thousands−0.1
August 2025142.9 thousands−0.1
July 2025142.5 thousands−0.1
June 2025142.2 thousands−0.5
May 2025142.6 thousands−0.2
April 2025142.4 thousands−0.1
March 2025142.3 thousands−0.5
February 2025142.1 thousands0.2
January 2025142.0 thousands−0.07
December 2024146.1 thousands−0.5
November 2024146.2 thousands−0.5
October 2024144.3 thousands−0.3

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 high11.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−8.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

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-AR.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — AR (statewide) (NSA)”.