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All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16740.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.7%August 2026
Level139.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 139.4 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.1% (Apr 2020) to 17.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), level (thousands)608010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026139.4 thousands2.0
August 2026139.9 thousands1.7
July 2026140.8 thousands2.3
June 2026140.6 thousands2.0
May 2026140.3 thousands2.0
April 2026139.7 thousands2.3
March 2026138.0 thousands0.8
February 2026136.6 thousands0.1
January 2026137.3 thousands0.5
December 2025141.8 thousands0.4
November 2025140.2 thousands0.4
October 2025138.3 thousands1.3
September 2025136.6 thousands1.0
August 2025137.5 thousands1.2
July 2025137.7 thousands1.2
June 2025137.8 thousands1.2
May 2025137.5 thousands1.0
April 2025136.6 thousands1.2
March 2025136.9 thousands1.1
February 2025136.4 thousands1.3
January 2025136.6 thousands0.7
December 2024141.3 thousands0.5
November 2024139.7 thousands0.07
October 2024136.5 thousands−0.07

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 high17.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16740.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-16740.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 — Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC (NSA)”.