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All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42200.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.5%August 2026
Level18.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 18.10 thousands.

That is the highest reading since January 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.2% (Apr 2020) to 21.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.4%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), level (thousands)141618202219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202618.10 thousands0.6
August 202618.10 thousands−0.5
July 202618.00 thousands−0.6
June 202618.00 thousands−0.6
May 202618.10 thousands−0.5
April 202618.20 thousands0.6
March 202618.10 thousands0.0
February 202618.20 thousands0.0
January 202618.30 thousands0.0
December 202518.90 thousands−0.5
November 202518.80 thousands0.0
October 202518.40 thousands0.5
September 202518.00 thousands−0.6
August 202518.20 thousands0.0
July 202518.10 thousands−0.5
June 202518.10 thousands−0.5
May 202518.20 thousands−1.1
April 202518.10 thousands−1.6
March 202518.10 thousands−1.1
February 202518.20 thousands−1.1
January 202518.30 thousands−1.1
December 202419.00 thousands0.0
November 202418.80 thousands−1.1
October 202418.30 thousands−2.1

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 high21.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−19.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42200.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-42200.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 — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA)”.