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All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.9%August 2026
Level269.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 269.7 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.2% (Apr 2020) to 28.6% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.7%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA), level (thousands)20025030035019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026269.7 thousands−1.9
August 2026272.7 thousands−1.9
July 2026273.5 thousands−1.7
June 2026274.5 thousands−1.6
May 2026272.5 thousands−1.7
April 2026270.8 thousands−2.0
March 2026270.2 thousands−2.4
February 2026268.6 thousands−2.4
January 2026272.8 thousands−2.0
December 2025285.5 thousands−0.9
November 2025281.9 thousands−0.9
October 2025277.9 thousands−0.6
September 2025274.8 thousands−0.6
August 2025278.0 thousands−0.3
July 2025278.3 thousands−0.3
June 2025278.9 thousands−0.5
May 2025277.3 thousands−0.4
April 2025276.2 thousands−0.2
March 2025276.8 thousands0.07
February 2025275.2 thousands0.04
January 2025278.5 thousands−0.5
December 2024288.0 thousands−0.8
November 2024284.4 thousands−1.2
October 2024279.7 thousands−1.0

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 high28.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−25.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-37980.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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Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA)”.