Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA)

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-IA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.3%August 2026
Level171.3 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 171.3 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.7% (Apr 2020) to 14.4% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.6%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA), level (thousands)15016017018019019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026171.3 thousands−0.6
August 2026171.9 thousands−0.3
July 2026171.6 thousands−0.6
June 2026173.1 thousands0.3
May 2026171.7 thousands−0.8
April 2026169.6 thousands−2.0
March 2026170.4 thousands−2.0
February 2026170.3 thousands−1.7
January 2026170.3 thousands−1.8
December 2025170.6 thousands−1.6
November 2025171.4 thousands−1.3
October 2025171.3 thousands−1.4
September 2025172.3 thousands−1.1
August 2025172.5 thousands−0.9
July 2025172.6 thousands−0.6
June 2025172.6 thousands−1.0
May 2025173.0 thousands−0.6
April 2025173.0 thousands−0.6
March 2025173.9 thousands0.2
February 2025173.2 thousands−0.6
January 2025173.4 thousands1.6
December 2024173.4 thousands−0.4
November 2024173.7 thousands−0.2
October 2024173.7 thousands−0.4

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
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high14.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−13.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IA.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-IA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — IA (statewide) (SA)”.