Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.4%August 2026
Level24.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 24.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Apr 2020) to 14.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.01%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands)182022242619901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202624.90 thousands2.0
August 202625.30 thousands2.4
July 202625.70 thousands4.5
June 202624.90 thousands2.9
May 202624.40 thousands2.1
April 202624.20 thousands2.1
March 202623.90 thousands1.7
February 202623.70 thousands0.9
January 202624.00 thousands0.8
December 202524.80 thousands1.6
November 202524.50 thousands1.2
October 202524.20 thousands2.1
September 202524.40 thousands2.1
August 202524.70 thousands2.1
July 202524.60 thousands1.2
June 202524.20 thousands0.4
May 202523.90 thousands0.8
April 202523.70 thousands1.3
March 202523.50 thousands0.4
February 202523.50 thousands0.4
January 202523.80 thousands1.3
December 202424.40 thousands0.8
November 202424.20 thousands0.4
October 202423.70 thousands0.4

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 high14.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−13.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.01%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-20500.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-20500.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)”.