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All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

Latest (y/y)0.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level39.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 39.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.6% (Jan 2022) to 9.2% (Jan 2021), averaging 1.0%.

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands)2530354019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202639.80 thousands0.3
August 202639.90 thousands0.3
July 202639.80 thousands−0.3
June 202639.80 thousands−0.5
May 202639.60 thousands−0.8
April 202639.20 thousands−0.5
March 202639.30 thousands0.3
February 202639.30 thousands0.5
January 202639.50 thousands1.3
December 202540.10 thousands1.0
November 202540.10 thousands2.0
October 202539.80 thousands2.1
September 202539.70 thousands1.5
August 202539.80 thousands2.1
July 202539.90 thousands2.0
June 202540.00 thousands2.6
May 202539.90 thousands3.1
April 202539.40 thousands2.9
March 202539.20 thousands2.3
February 202539.10 thousands2.1
January 202539.00 thousands2.1
December 202439.70 thousands1.5
November 202439.30 thousands1.0
October 202439.00 thousands0.5

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 high9.2% (Jan 2021)
10-year low−4.6% (Jan 2022)
10-year average1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42660.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-42660.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 — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)”.