# All Employees: Retail Trade — Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (NSA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (NSA) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 53.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −23.3% (Apr 2020) to 27.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-24340.PAYEMS.M.NSA.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-grand-rapids-wyoming-kentwood-mi-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 53.00 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 53.60 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 53.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 53.40 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 53.10 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 52.50 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 52.10 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 52.20 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 52.30 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 54.20 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2025 | 53.90 thousands | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 53.10 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2025 | 52.90 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2025 | 53.70 thousands | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 53.50 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 53.80 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 53.50 thousands | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 52.20 thousands | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 52.20 thousands | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 51.60 thousands | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 51.90 thousands | 2.8 |
| December 2024 | 53.40 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 52.80 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 51.80 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-24340.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```