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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−3.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.9%August 2026
Level51.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 51.20 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since March 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.7% (Feb 2021) to 8.2% (Feb 2024), averaging 0.08%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands)46485052545619901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202651.20 thousands−3.2
August 202651.90 thousands−1.9
July 202652.20 thousands−0.8
June 202652.40 thousands−0.6
May 202652.30 thousands−0.6
April 202652.00 thousands−1.1
March 202651.30 thousands−2.5
February 202651.20 thousands−2.8
January 202652.10 thousands−1.5
December 202552.80 thousands−0.6
November 202553.20 thousands−0.2
October 202553.00 thousands−0.9
September 202552.90 thousands−1.3
August 202552.90 thousands−2.0
July 202552.60 thousands−2.8
June 202552.70 thousands−2.6
May 202552.60 thousands−2.4
April 202552.60 thousands−2.8
March 202552.60 thousands−3.8
February 202552.70 thousands−3.1
January 202552.90 thousands−2.4
December 202453.10 thousands0.0
November 202453.30 thousands0.9
October 202453.50 thousands1.5

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 high8.2% (Feb 2024)
10-year low−9.7% (Feb 2021)
10-year average0.08%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

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-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)”.