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All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.4%August 2026
Level77.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 77.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (Apr 2020) to 15.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.1%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)6070809010019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — WV (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202677.60 thousands0.5
August 202677.10 thousands−0.4
July 202677.50 thousands0.4
June 202677.70 thousands0.8
May 202678.10 thousands1.0
April 202677.80 thousands1.0
March 202676.70 thousands−0.4
February 202676.30 thousands−0.8
January 202676.60 thousands−0.5
December 202578.30 thousands−1.0
November 202578.20 thousands−1.1
October 202577.70 thousands−0.4
September 202577.20 thousands−0.5
August 202577.40 thousands−0.6
July 202577.20 thousands−0.8
June 202577.10 thousands−0.9
May 202577.30 thousands−0.8
April 202577.00 thousands−0.8
March 202577.00 thousands−0.8
February 202576.90 thousands−0.6
January 202577.00 thousands−1.0
December 202479.10 thousands−1.0
November 202479.10 thousands−1.2
October 202478.00 thousands−0.9

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 high15.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−15.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-WV.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-WV.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 — WV (statewide) (NSA)”.