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All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

Latest (y/y)0.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level38.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 38.00 thousands.

That is the highest reading since January 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.3% (May 2020) to 50.2% (May 2021), averaging −0.8%.

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 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 — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, 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 — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)203040506019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202638.00 thousands0.3
August 202638.10 thousands0.3
July 202638.20 thousands0.3
June 202637.90 thousands0.0
May 202637.90 thousands−1.3
April 202637.70 thousands−1.0
March 202637.70 thousands−2.1
February 202637.90 thousands−2.1
January 202638.00 thousands−2.1
December 202539.30 thousands−2.7
November 202539.10 thousands−3.5
October 202538.70 thousands−4.2
September 202537.90 thousands−3.3
August 202538.00 thousands−4.0
July 202538.10 thousands−3.8
June 202537.90 thousands−4.3
May 202538.40 thousands−4.2
April 202538.10 thousands−4.5
March 202538.50 thousands−5.2
February 202538.70 thousands−5.4
January 202538.80 thousands−6.7
December 202440.40 thousands−4.5
November 202440.50 thousands−4.3
October 202440.40 thousands−4.5

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 high50.2% (May 2021)
10-year low−37.3% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-31084.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-31084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.