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All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%August 2026
Level174.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 174.1 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.8% (Apr 2020) to 20.2% (May 2021), averaging −0.5%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands)12014016018020019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026174.1 thousands0.9
August 2026174.9 thousands0.5
July 2026175.2 thousands0.2
June 2026173.8 thousands−0.9
May 2026172.6 thousands−1.4
April 2026171.2 thousands−1.4
March 2026170.8 thousands−1.5
February 2026170.8 thousands−1.5
January 2026172.6 thousands−1.3
December 2025178.1 thousands−0.4
November 2025176.1 thousands−0.4
October 2025172.8 thousands−0.9
September 2025172.6 thousands−1.3
August 2025174.1 thousands−0.7
July 2025174.9 thousands−0.5
June 2025175.3 thousands−0.4
May 2025175.0 thousands−0.1
April 2025173.7 thousands−0.3
March 2025173.4 thousands−0.9
February 2025173.4 thousands−0.6
January 2025174.8 thousands−0.8
December 2024178.8 thousands−0.8
November 2024176.8 thousands−1.7
October 2024174.3 thousands−1.5

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 high20.2% (May 2021)
10-year low−15.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42660.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-42660.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-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)”.