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

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

Latest (y/y)0.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%August 2026
Level56.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — SC (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 56.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Oct 2021) to 7.9% (Oct 2020), averaging 1.9%.

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — SC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — SC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — SC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)404550556019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — SC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202656.20 thousands0.7
August 202656.50 thousands0.5
July 202656.90 thousands0.9
June 202657.00 thousands2.0
May 202656.70 thousands2.7
April 202656.10 thousands2.6
March 202656.00 thousands2.0
February 202656.00 thousands2.2
January 202656.00 thousands3.3
December 202556.80 thousands3.3
November 202556.70 thousands3.3
October 202556.00 thousands2.8
September 202555.80 thousands1.8
August 202556.20 thousands2.9
July 202556.40 thousands1.8
June 202555.90 thousands0.4
May 202555.20 thousands0.4
April 202554.70 thousands0.6
March 202554.90 thousands1.3
February 202554.80 thousands1.1
January 202554.20 thousands0.9
December 202455.00 thousands0.4
November 202454.90 thousands0.9
October 202454.50 thousands1.1

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 high7.9% (Oct 2020)
10-year low−4.7% (Oct 2021)
10-year average1.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-SC.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-SC.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 — SC (statewide) (NSA)”.