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All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.06%August 2026
Level526.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.06% in August 2026.

The level stood at 526.4 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.2% (Apr 2020) to 15.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)30035040045050055019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026526.4 thousands0.5
August 2026528.2 thousands0.06
July 2026530.7 thousands0.4
June 2026530.4 thousands0.5
May 2026530.6 thousands0.8
April 2026528.7 thousands1.0
March 2026523.5 thousands0.5
February 2026519.3 thousands−0.2
January 2026521.8 thousands0.1
December 2025538.8 thousands0.5
November 2025534.9 thousands0.5
October 2025529.0 thousands1.2
September 2025523.8 thousands0.6
August 2025527.9 thousands0.7
July 2025528.4 thousands0.5
June 2025528.0 thousands0.4
May 2025526.3 thousands0.4
April 2025523.5 thousands0.3
March 2025521.1 thousands0.04
February 2025520.2 thousands0.3
January 2025521.1 thousands−0.06
December 2024536.3 thousands−0.6
November 2024532.1 thousands−0.9
October 2024522.9 thousands−0.9

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 high15.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−11.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-NC.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-NC.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — NC (statewide) (NSA)”.