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All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

Latest (y/y)1.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.7%August 2026
Level13.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

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 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
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)51015202519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
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

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202613.60 thousands1.5
August 202613.50 thousands−0.7
July 202613.50 thousands0.0
June 202613.40 thousands0.0
May 202613.40 thousands−1.5
April 202613.40 thousands−2.9
March 202613.40 thousands−2.9
February 202613.40 thousands−3.6
January 202613.50 thousands−2.9
December 202514.10 thousands−2.8
November 202514.00 thousands−2.1
October 202513.90 thousands−3.5
September 202513.40 thousands−4.3
August 202513.60 thousands−2.9
July 202513.50 thousands−4.9
June 202513.40 thousands−5.6
May 202513.60 thousands−4.9
April 202513.80 thousands−3.5
March 202513.80 thousands−2.8
February 202513.90 thousands−3.5
January 202513.90 thousands−4.1
December 202414.50 thousands−2.7
November 202414.30 thousands−3.4
October 202414.40 thousands−2.7

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 high57.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−37.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

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-11244.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000.

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)”.