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All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−0.08%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2026
Level251.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 0.08% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 251.4 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.6% (May 2020) to 18.8% (May 2021), averaging −0.7%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands)20022024026028019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026251.4 thousands−0.08
August 2026252.3 thousands−0.8
July 2026254.0 thousands−0.5
June 2026254.9 thousands−0.2
May 2026253.6 thousands−0.2
April 2026253.1 thousands0.2
March 2026250.7 thousands−1.1
February 2026248.9 thousands−1.3
January 2026252.8 thousands−1.2
December 2025262.2 thousands−0.8
November 2025259.8 thousands−0.8
October 2025253.7 thousands−1.1
September 2025251.6 thousands−1.0
August 2025254.3 thousands−0.8
July 2025255.3 thousands−0.7
June 2025255.5 thousands−0.7
May 2025254.2 thousands−0.4
April 2025252.7 thousands−0.3
March 2025253.5 thousands0.2
February 2025252.3 thousands0.04
January 2025255.8 thousands−0.2
December 2024264.2 thousands−0.2
November 2024261.9 thousands−0.3
October 2024256.6 thousands−0.04

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 high18.8% (May 2021)
10-year low−19.6% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47900.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-47900.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 — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)”.