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All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-41940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.0%August 2026
Level71.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 71.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −24.7% (May 2020) to 17.9% (May 2021), averaging −1.6%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), level (thousands)6070809010019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202671.80 thousands0.6
August 202671.90 thousands0.0
July 202672.20 thousands0.7
June 202671.70 thousands0.3
May 202671.60 thousands0.3
April 202671.40 thousands0.1
March 202671.50 thousands0.7
February 202671.70 thousands0.7
January 202672.70 thousands1.0
December 202575.60 thousands1.6
November 202574.50 thousands0.8
October 202572.50 thousands1.0
September 202571.40 thousands−0.1
August 202571.90 thousands0.0
July 202571.70 thousands−0.4
June 202571.50 thousands−0.6
May 202571.40 thousands−0.4
April 202571.30 thousands−0.3
March 202571.00 thousands−0.4
February 202571.20 thousands−0.4
January 202572.00 thousands−1.5
December 202474.40 thousands−1.5
November 202473.90 thousands−1.1
October 202471.80 thousands−2.0

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 high17.9% (May 2021)
10-year low−24.7% (May 2020)
10-year average−1.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-41940.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-41940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA)”.