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

All Employees: Retail Trade — MN (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 276.2 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.4% (Apr 2020) to 17.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 276.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2026 | 279.5 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 279.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 281.5 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2026 | 279.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 276.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 274.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 276.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2026 | 281.9 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 291.7 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2025 | 288.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 280.4 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2025 | 277.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 281.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 281.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 282.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2025 | 281.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 278.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 275.2 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 275.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 278.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2024 | 288.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 286.7 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 282.6 thousands | −0.6 |

## API

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

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