Automation rules - do I have to set them individually for each item I list>

I recently discovered that I had lost my 8 free relistings option. I eventually learned that i had been moved to a higher level of Seller and, as a consequence, lost the 8 free relistings option. This is a big negative for me as it means that I have to manually unlist items which have been relisted 8 times and adjust my spreadsheets accordingly.  I would like to know whether I have to apply the automatically relist until sold rule to each item I list or whether the rule automatically applies to all items I list in future.