Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.07%August 2026
Level135.8 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.07% in August 2026.

The level stood at 135.8 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.3% (Apr 2020) to 18.5% (May 2021), averaging −0.5%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)10012014016019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026135.8 thousands1.0
August 2026135.8 thousands−0.07
July 2026136.7 thousands0.3
June 2026137.5 thousands0.7
May 2026136.7 thousands0.8
April 2026136.2 thousands1.1
March 2026134.8 thousands−0.1
February 2026133.5 thousands−0.4
January 2026136.0 thousands−0.3
December 2025140.7 thousands−0.1
November 2025139.5 thousands−0.2
October 2025135.5 thousands−0.7
September 2025134.4 thousands−0.6
August 2025135.9 thousands−0.3
July 2025136.3 thousands−0.3
June 2025136.5 thousands−0.2
May 2025135.6 thousands0.07
April 2025134.7 thousands0.3
March 2025135.0 thousands0.5
February 2025134.1 thousands0.1
January 2025136.4 thousands0.07
December 2024140.9 thousands−0.3
November 2024139.8 thousands−0.5
October 2024136.5 thousands0.07

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 high18.5% (May 2021)
10-year low−18.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-11694.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-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.