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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37980.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-philadelphia-camden-wilmington-pa-nj-de-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 269.7 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2026 | 272.7 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2026 | 273.5 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2026 | 274.5 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2026 | 272.5 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2026 | 270.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 270.2 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 268.6 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 272.8 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 285.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 281.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 277.9 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 274.8 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 278.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 278.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 278.9 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 277.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 276.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 276.8 thousands | 0.07 |
| February 2025 | 275.2 thousands | 0.04 |
| January 2025 | 278.5 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 288.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 284.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 279.7 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```