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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-retail-trade-seattle-tacoma-bellevue-wa-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 174.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2026 | 174.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 175.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 173.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2026 | 172.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 171.2 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 170.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 170.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 172.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| December 2025 | 178.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 176.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2025 | 172.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 172.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 174.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 174.9 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 175.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 175.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 173.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 173.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 173.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 174.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 178.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 176.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 174.3 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```