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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.5%August 2026
Level54.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 54.40 thousands.

That is the highest reading since July 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.9% (May 2020) to 3.5% (May 2017), averaging 0.05%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands)404550556019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202654.40 thousands−1.6
August 202654.20 thousands−2.5
July 202654.70 thousands−2.0
June 202654.50 thousands−2.2
May 202654.20 thousands−2.9
April 202654.20 thousands−3.0
March 202654.00 thousands−3.2
February 202654.10 thousands−3.7
January 202654.40 thousands−2.7
December 202555.10 thousands−2.3
November 202554.80 thousands−3.0
October 202555.40 thousands−2.3
September 202555.30 thousands−2.8
August 202555.60 thousands−2.6
July 202555.80 thousands−2.8
June 202555.70 thousands−3.5
May 202555.80 thousands−3.0
April 202555.90 thousands−2.8
March 202555.80 thousands−3.3
February 202556.20 thousands−2.6
January 202555.90 thousands−3.0
December 202456.40 thousands−3.1
November 202456.50 thousands−2.8
October 202456.70 thousands−2.4

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 high3.5% (May 2017)
10-year low−5.9% (May 2020)
10-year average0.05%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38900.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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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-38900.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 — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)”.