Makrognosis

All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-41180.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)2.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.8%August 2026
Level133.3 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA) was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 133.3 thousands.

That is the highest reading since July 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.9% (Apr 2020) to 15.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA), level (thousands)11012013014015016019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026133.3 thousands2.2
August 2026133.6 thousands1.8
July 2026133.2 thousands1.2
June 2026133.4 thousands1.1
May 2026131.9 thousands0.08
April 2026130.8 thousands−0.5
March 2026130.2 thousands−1.1
February 2026129.3 thousands−1.0
January 2026130.3 thousands−1.1
December 2025135.1 thousands−1.2
November 2025132.7 thousands−2.0
October 2025130.9 thousands−2.0
September 2025130.4 thousands−1.5
August 2025131.3 thousands−1.2
July 2025131.6 thousands−1.7
June 2025131.9 thousands−1.6
May 2025131.8 thousands−1.2
April 2025131.5 thousands−0.6
March 2025131.6 thousands−0.2
February 2025130.6 thousands−0.5
January 2025131.7 thousands−0.8
December 2024136.8 thousands0.6
November 2024135.4 thousands0.3
October 2024133.6 thousands0.7

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 high15.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-41180.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-41180.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — St. Louis, MO-IL (NSA)”.