# All Employees: Retail Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 119.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since October 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.6% (Apr 2020) to 20.6% (May 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-retail-trade-baltimore-columbia-towson-md-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 120.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2026 | 119.8 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 120.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2026 | 120.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 119.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 119.2 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2026 | 118.5 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 120.2 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 124.3 thousands | −3.6 |
| November 2025 | 123.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2025 | 121.5 thousands | −3.2 |
| September 2025 | 120.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 121.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 122.0 thousands | −2.6 |
| June 2025 | 122.5 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 122.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 121.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 121.7 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2025 | 121.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 123.1 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 128.9 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 127.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 125.5 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```