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All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

Latest (y/y)0.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.6%August 2026
Level34.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 34.30 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.5% (May 2020) to 31.2% (May 2021), averaging −1.0%.

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA), level (thousands)20253035404520052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — New York City, NY (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202634.30 thousands0.0
August 202633.90 thousands−0.6
July 202634.40 thousands0.3
June 202634.40 thousands0.3
May 202634.10 thousands−0.6
April 202633.90 thousands0.3
March 202633.70 thousands−2.9
February 202633.50 thousands−3.2
January 202633.60 thousands−3.4
December 202535.20 thousands−2.8
November 202534.50 thousands−3.4
October 202534.60 thousands−0.3
September 202534.30 thousands−0.6
August 202534.10 thousands−0.3
July 202534.30 thousands0.0
June 202534.30 thousands−0.9
May 202534.30 thousands−0.9
April 202533.80 thousands−2.0
March 202534.70 thousands0.6
February 202534.60 thousands0.9
January 202534.80 thousands0.3
December 202436.20 thousands−2.7
November 202435.70 thousands−2.5
October 202434.70 thousands−3.3

Last 24 observations. The full history (285 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2003
Observations285
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high31.2% (May 2021)
10-year low−39.5% (May 2020)
10-year average−1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-93561.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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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 — New York City, NY (NSA)”.