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Name: All Employees: Retail Trade — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)

It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-41884.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-41884.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.5%September 2026

Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026

Level59.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 59.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.4% (May 2020) to 12.5% (May 2021), averaging −2.9%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

Period	Value	Y/Y %
September 2026	59.20 thousands	0.5
August 2026	59.50 thousands	0.3
July 2026	59.80 thousands	1.2
June 2026	59.30 thousands	0.5
May 2026	59.70 thousands	0.8
April 2026	59.20 thousands	0.0
March 2026	59.40 thousands	−0.7
February 2026	59.20 thousands	−1.7
January 2026	59.80 thousands	−2.0
December 2025	61.50 thousands	−2.1
November 2025	60.60 thousands	−3.2
October 2025	59.40 thousands	−3.1
September 2025	58.90 thousands	−3.6
August 2025	59.30 thousands	−3.7
July 2025	59.10 thousands	−4.2
June 2025	59.00 thousands	−4.5
May 2025	59.20 thousands	−3.9
April 2025	59.20 thousands	−4.1
March 2025	59.80 thousands	−4.5
February 2025	60.20 thousands	−4.1
January 2025	61.00 thousands	−4.1
December 2024	62.80 thousands	−3.8
November 2024	62.60 thousands	−3.1
October 2024	61.30 thousands	−3.8

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observation	September 2026
First observation	January 1990
Observations	441
Frequency	Monthly
Units	thousands
Adjustment	Not seasonally adjusted
10-year high	12.5% (May 2021)
10-year low	−25.4% (May 2020)
10-year average	−2.9%
Source agency	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis code	US-41884.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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Where does this data come from?: It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-41884.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 — San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.