Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38860.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)2.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.9%August 2026
Level33.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA) was up 2.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 33.70 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.6% (Apr 2020) to 26.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.08%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%30%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands)25.027.530.032.535.037.519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202633.70 thousands2.1
August 202634.80 thousands0.9
July 202635.00 thousands1.4
June 202634.80 thousands3.0
May 202633.90 thousands2.7
April 202632.90 thousands1.5
March 202632.20 thousands0.0
February 202632.40 thousands0.9
January 202632.70 thousands−0.3
December 202533.90 thousands−0.6
November 202533.50 thousands−0.9
October 202533.20 thousands−0.3
September 202533.00 thousands−0.9
August 202534.50 thousands0.0
July 202534.50 thousands−0.6
June 202533.80 thousands−0.9
May 202533.00 thousands−0.6
April 202532.40 thousands−0.3
March 202532.20 thousands−0.9
February 202532.10 thousands−1.5
January 202532.80 thousands−1.2
December 202434.10 thousands−2.0
November 202433.80 thousands−1.5
October 202433.30 thousands−1.2

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 high26.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−21.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.08%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38860.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-38860.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 — Portland-South Portland, ME (NSA)”.