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All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-15764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−2.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.0%August 2026
Level99.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 99.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.8% (Apr 2020) to 23.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.2%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)809010011012013019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202699.20 thousands−2.1
August 2026101.0 thousands−2.0
July 2026101.5 thousands−1.4
June 2026102.0 thousands−0.9
May 2026101.0 thousands−0.9
April 2026100.2 thousands−1.2
March 2026100.0 thousands−2.1
February 202699.20 thousands−2.3
January 2026101.0 thousands−3.0
December 2025104.8 thousands−2.8
November 2025104.0 thousands−2.5
October 2025102.3 thousands−2.7
September 2025101.3 thousands−3.2
August 2025103.1 thousands−3.2
July 2025102.9 thousands−2.8
June 2025102.9 thousands−3.4
May 2025101.9 thousands−3.0
April 2025101.4 thousands−2.5
March 2025102.1 thousands−1.9
February 2025101.5 thousands−2.3
January 2025104.1 thousands−1.6
December 2024107.8 thousands−1.7
November 2024106.7 thousands−1.0
October 2024105.1 thousands−0.9

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 high23.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−24.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-15764.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-15764.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 — Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.