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All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.8%August 2026
Level61.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 61.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.3% (May 2020) to 18.6% (May 2021), averaging −1.2%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)5060708019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202661.60 thousands−1.3
August 202661.70 thousands−1.8
July 202662.30 thousands−1.1
June 202662.30 thousands−1.0
May 202661.80 thousands−1.7
April 202662.10 thousands−1.1
March 202661.60 thousands−2.5
February 202661.20 thousands−3.2
January 202661.70 thousands−3.1
December 202564.60 thousands−1.7
November 202563.80 thousands−2.0
October 202563.00 thousands−1.7
September 202562.40 thousands−1.4
August 202562.80 thousands−1.4
July 202563.00 thousands−1.4
June 202562.90 thousands−1.7
May 202562.90 thousands−0.9
April 202562.80 thousands−0.6
March 202563.20 thousands0.2
February 202563.20 thousands0.2
January 202563.70 thousands−0.3
December 202465.70 thousands−0.2
November 202465.10 thousands0.0
October 202464.10 thousands−0.5

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 high18.6% (May 2021)
10-year low−22.3% (May 2020)
10-year average−1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.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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Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.