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All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-12980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.7%August 2026
Level5.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 5.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.1% (Apr 2020) to 19.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA), level (thousands)4567819901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20265.90 thousands−1.7
August 20265.90 thousands−1.7
July 20265.90 thousands−3.3
June 20265.90 thousands−1.7
May 20266.00 thousands0.0
April 20265.90 thousands−1.7
March 20265.80 thousands−3.3
February 20265.80 thousands−1.7
January 20265.90 thousands0.0
December 20256.10 thousands1.7
November 20256.10 thousands1.7
October 20256.00 thousands0.0
September 20256.00 thousands0.0
August 20256.00 thousands0.0
July 20256.10 thousands1.7
June 20256.00 thousands1.7
May 20256.00 thousands3.4
April 20256.00 thousands3.4
March 20256.00 thousands3.4
February 20255.90 thousands3.5
January 20255.90 thousands1.7
December 20246.00 thousands0.0
November 20246.00 thousands0.0
October 20246.00 thousands1.7

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 high19.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-12980.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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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-12980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Battle Creek, MI (NSA)”.