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General Merchandise Retailers

Employment & Payrolls · BLS SAE · Monthly · Atlanta (Beta)

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Latest reading July 2026

60,600

No published change

General Merchandise Retailers, Atlanta (Beta). 235 observations from January 2007 to July 2026.

Key Stats

Latest60.6 thousandsJuly 2026
Prior Period60.9Jun 2026
Prior Year60.2Jul 2025
12-Mo High65Dec 2025
12-Mo Low60.4Apr 2026
3-Yr High69.5Dec 2023
3-Yr Low60.2Apr 2025
FrequencyMonthly
Seasonal Adj.Not seasonally adjusted
Observations235Jan 2007 – Jul 2026

Related Market Measures Atlanta (Beta)

Total Nonfarm 3.11M Jul 2026
Total Private 2.76M Jul 2026
Manufacturing 177,500 Jul 2026
Government 342,600 Jul 2026
Average Hourly Earnings $37.03 Jul 2026
Average Weekly Hours 35.0 Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate 3.5% 0 pp YoYJun 2026
Employment Level 3.25M +1.48%up, generally favorable YoYJun 2026

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

3 Month

+0.33%up

since Apr 2026

1 Year

+0.66%up

since Jul 2025

3 Year

−4.11%down

since Jul 2023

5 Year

+2.02%up

since Jul 2021

Data & Methodology

Source BLS State and Area Employment (SAE)
Dataset bls.sae
Reference Period July 2026
Frequency Monthly
Seasonal Adjustment Not seasonally adjusted
Geography Atlanta (Beta) (msa:12060)
Unit thousands
Metric ID bls.sae.employment.general_merchandise_retailers
Observations 235
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Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only; national, state, or other-metro figures are never shown in its place.

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