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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-food-and-beverage-retailers-al-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.90 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2026 | 37.60 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 37.90 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 38.00 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 37.80 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 38.10 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 38.30 thousands | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 38.20 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2026 | 38.20 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2025 | 38.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 38.80 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2025 | 38.50 thousands | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 37.90 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 37.90 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2025 | 38.10 thousands | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 38.10 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 37.80 thousands | 3.0 |
| April 2025 | 37.90 thousands | 3.6 |
| March 2025 | 37.20 thousands | 1.9 |
| February 2025 | 37.60 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 37.30 thousands | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 37.80 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 38.20 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 37.70 thousands | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```