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All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-28940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2026
Level50.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 50.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.9% (Apr 2020) to 12.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA), level (thousands)354045505519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Knoxville, TN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202650.60 thousands−0.6
August 202650.60 thousands−0.8
July 202650.80 thousands−0.4
June 202651.00 thousands0.0
May 202651.00 thousands−0.2
April 202650.90 thousands−0.6
March 202650.80 thousands−1.0
February 202651.00 thousands−1.0
January 202651.10 thousands−0.4
December 202552.50 thousands0.6
November 202552.10 thousands0.0
October 202551.10 thousands0.4
September 202550.90 thousands0.2
August 202551.00 thousands0.0
July 202551.00 thousands0.0
June 202551.00 thousands0.4
May 202551.10 thousands0.6
April 202551.20 thousands1.0
March 202551.30 thousands0.6
February 202551.50 thousands0.6
January 202551.30 thousands1.0
December 202452.20 thousands−0.6
November 202452.10 thousands−0.6
October 202450.90 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
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high12.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−9.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-28940.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-28940.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 — Knoxville, TN (NSA)”.