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All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

Latest (y/y)−0.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.9%August 2026
Level31.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 31.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)242628303219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202631.50 thousands−0.3
August 202632.10 thousands−0.9
July 202632.30 thousands−0.6
June 202632.30 thousands−0.6
May 202631.80 thousands0.0
April 202631.60 thousands0.3
March 202631.60 thousands1.0
February 202631.60 thousands1.0
January 202631.80 thousands1.0
December 202532.30 thousands1.9
November 202532.20 thousands2.2
October 202531.70 thousands1.0
September 202531.60 thousands0.0
August 202532.40 thousands0.0
July 202532.50 thousands−0.6
June 202532.50 thousands0.0
May 202531.80 thousands0.3
April 202531.50 thousands0.3
March 202531.30 thousands−1.3
February 202531.30 thousands−0.3
January 202531.50 thousands0.0
December 202431.70 thousands−0.6
November 202431.50 thousands0.0
October 202431.40 thousands1.3

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 high13.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−13.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-29484.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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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.