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All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42644.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.4%August 2026
Level103.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 103.2 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.3% (May 2020) to 21.1% (May 2021), averaging −0.8%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)9010011012013019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026103.2 thousands0.7
August 2026103.9 thousands0.4
July 2026104.2 thousands0.3
June 2026103.2 thousands−1.0
May 2026102.1 thousands−1.6
April 2026101.1 thousands−1.8
March 2026101.1 thousands−1.7
February 2026100.9 thousands−1.9
January 2026102.2 thousands−1.7
December 2025105.4 thousands−0.8
November 2025104.1 thousands−0.6
October 2025102.4 thousands−0.7
September 2025102.5 thousands−1.3
August 2025103.5 thousands−0.6
July 2025103.9 thousands−0.4
June 2025104.2 thousands−0.4
May 2025103.8 thousands−0.3
April 2025103.0 thousands−0.5
March 2025102.9 thousands−1.3
February 2025102.9 thousands−1.1
January 2025104.0 thousands−1.1
December 2024106.2 thousands−0.8
November 2024104.7 thousands−1.9
October 2024103.1 thousands−1.8

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% (May 2021)
10-year low−17.3% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42644.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-42644.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.