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All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)−1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.0%August 2026
Level9.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 9.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.1%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2005 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2005 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA), level (thousands)9.09.510.010.511.011.520052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20269.80 thousands−1.0
August 20269.90 thousands−1.0
July 20269.90 thousands−1.0
June 20269.90 thousands0.0
May 20269.90 thousands−1.0
April 20269.90 thousands−2.0
March 20269.90 thousands0.0
February 20269.90 thousands0.0
January 20269.90 thousands−1.0
December 202510.20 thousands−1.0
November 202510.20 thousands−1.0
October 202510.00 thousands−1.0
September 20259.90 thousands−2.0
August 202510.00 thousands0.0
July 202510.00 thousands0.0
June 20259.90 thousands−1.0
May 202510.00 thousands−1.0
April 202510.10 thousands0.0
March 20259.90 thousands0.0
February 20259.90 thousands−1.0
January 202510.00 thousands1.0
December 202410.30 thousands−1.0
November 202410.30 thousands−1.0
October 202410.10 thousands−1.0

Last 24 observations. The full history (273 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2004
Observations273
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high13.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47940.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-47940.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 — Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (NSA)”.