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All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

Latest (y/y)0.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.8%August 2026
Level37.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 37.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.5% (Oct 2017) to 5.8% (Feb 2021), averaging 1.5%.

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)303540455019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202637.90 thousands0.0
August 202637.60 thousands−0.8
July 202637.90 thousands−0.5
June 202638.00 thousands−0.3
May 202637.80 thousands0.0
April 202638.10 thousands0.5
March 202638.30 thousands3.0
February 202638.20 thousands1.6
January 202638.20 thousands2.4
December 202538.60 thousands2.1
November 202538.80 thousands1.6
October 202538.50 thousands2.1
September 202537.90 thousands1.3
August 202537.90 thousands1.9
July 202538.10 thousands2.4
June 202538.10 thousands3.0
May 202537.80 thousands3.0
April 202537.90 thousands3.6
March 202537.20 thousands1.9
February 202537.60 thousands2.5
January 202537.30 thousands2.2
December 202437.80 thousands1.9
November 202438.20 thousands3.2
October 202437.70 thousands3.6

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 high5.8% (Feb 2021)
10-year low−1.5% (Oct 2017)
10-year average1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

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-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — AL (statewide) (NSA)”.