All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 13.60 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.8% (Apr 2020) to 57.3% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.8%.
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
13.60 thousands
1.5
August 2026
13.50 thousands
−0.7
July 2026
13.50 thousands
0.0
June 2026
13.40 thousands
0.0
May 2026
13.40 thousands
−1.5
April 2026
13.40 thousands
−2.9
March 2026
13.40 thousands
−2.9
February 2026
13.40 thousands
−3.6
January 2026
13.50 thousands
−2.9
December 2025
14.10 thousands
−2.8
November 2025
14.00 thousands
−2.1
October 2025
13.90 thousands
−3.5
September 2025
13.40 thousands
−4.3
August 2025
13.60 thousands
−2.9
July 2025
13.50 thousands
−4.9
June 2025
13.40 thousands
−5.6
May 2025
13.60 thousands
−4.9
April 2025
13.80 thousands
−3.5
March 2025
13.80 thousands
−2.8
February 2025
13.90 thousands
−3.5
January 2025
13.90 thousands
−4.1
December 2024
14.50 thousands
−2.7
November 2024
14.30 thousands
−3.4
October 2024
14.40 thousands
−2.7
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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.