# All Employees: Retail Trade — CO (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — CO (statewide) (SA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 269.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.8% (Apr 2020) to 18.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CO.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-co-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 269.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 269.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 270.5 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2026 | 269.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2026 | 269.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 268.3 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 267.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 266.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 266.7 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 265.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2025 | 268.1 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2025 | 269.7 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2025 | 270.4 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2025 | 270.5 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2025 | 270.2 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2025 | 268.8 thousands | −2.7 |
| May 2025 | 270.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 270.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2025 | 271.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 263.8 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2025 | 272.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 272.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 273.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 274.4 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

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

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