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

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

Latest (y/y)−1.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.0%August 2026
Level81.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — NY (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 81.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.1% (Apr 2020) to 52.8% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — NY (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — NY (statewide) (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 — NY (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — NY (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202681.00 thousands−1.9
August 202681.60 thousands−2.0
July 202682.10 thousands−1.7
June 202683.00 thousands−0.2
May 202682.30 thousands−0.8
April 202681.70 thousands0.7
March 202681.10 thousands−1.7
February 202680.90 thousands−1.6
January 202682.20 thousands−1.6
December 202585.90 thousands−1.7
November 202584.10 thousands−2.2
October 202584.60 thousands0.5
September 202582.60 thousands−1.1
August 202583.30 thousands−1.3
July 202583.50 thousands−1.2
June 202583.20 thousands−1.8
May 202583.00 thousands−1.3
April 202581.10 thousands−1.8
March 202582.50 thousands0.6
February 202582.20 thousands0.5
January 202583.50 thousands0.2
December 202487.40 thousands−1.4
November 202486.00 thousands−1.4
October 202484.20 thousands−2.2

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 high52.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−44.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-NY.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-NY.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — NY (statewide) (NSA)”.