Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.4%August 2026
Level54.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 54.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.5% (May 2020) to 20.0% (May 2021), averaging −0.6%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)45505560657019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202654.00 thousands−1.5
August 202654.80 thousands−1.4
July 202655.00 thousands−1.8
June 202655.10 thousands−1.8
May 202655.10 thousands−1.1
April 202654.80 thousands−0.7
March 202654.30 thousands−1.8
February 202654.20 thousands−1.5
January 202655.10 thousands−1.1
December 202556.90 thousands−1.2
November 202556.50 thousands−0.9
October 202555.20 thousands−1.4
September 202554.80 thousands−1.6
August 202555.60 thousands−1.2
July 202556.00 thousands−1.1
June 202556.10 thousands−0.9
May 202555.70 thousands−1.1
April 202555.20 thousands−1.4
March 202555.30 thousands−0.4
February 202555.00 thousands−0.4
January 202555.70 thousands−0.5
December 202457.60 thousands−0.2
November 202457.00 thousands−0.2
October 202456.00 thousands0.2

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 high20.0% (May 2021)
10-year low−20.5% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-23224.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-23224.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 — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.