# All Employees: Retail Trade — KS (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — KS (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 139.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-KS.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-ks-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 139.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 140.4 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 140.9 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2026 | 141.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 139.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 139.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 138.4 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2026 | 137.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 138.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2025 | 143.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 143.3 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 140.6 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 140.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 140.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 141.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 140.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 141.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 140.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 140.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 139.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 140.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 145.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 144.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 142.2 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

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

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