Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-33874.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.0%August 2026
Level105.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 105.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −28.1% (Apr 2020) to 31.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)8010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026105.6 thousands−1.6
August 2026106.9 thousands−2.0
July 2026107.5 thousands−1.6
June 2026108.1 thousands−1.2
May 2026107.3 thousands−1.1
April 2026106.6 thousands−1.2
March 2026106.7 thousands−1.5
February 2026105.9 thousands−1.6
January 2026107.6 thousands−1.6
December 2025113.3 thousands0.2
November 2025111.2 thousands−0.2
October 2025109.8 thousands0.3
September 2025107.3 thousands−0.6
August 2025109.1 thousands−0.5
July 2025109.3 thousands−0.5
June 2025109.4 thousands−0.6
May 2025108.5 thousands−0.9
April 2025107.9 thousands−0.6
March 2025108.3 thousands−0.5
February 2025107.6 thousands−0.4
January 2025109.4 thousands−0.8
December 2024113.1 thousands−0.8
November 2024111.4 thousands−1.2
October 2024109.5 thousands−0.5

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 high31.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−28.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-33874.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-33874.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 — Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.