All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 19.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (May 2020) to 6.6% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.2%.
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
19.00 thousands
−2.6
August 2026
19.00 thousands
−3.6
July 2026
19.20 thousands
−3.5
June 2026
19.30 thousands
−2.5
May 2026
19.20 thousands
−3.0
April 2026
19.30 thousands
−2.5
March 2026
19.30 thousands
−3.0
February 2026
19.30 thousands
−2.5
January 2026
19.40 thousands
−1.5
December 2025
19.80 thousands
−0.5
November 2025
19.80 thousands
−0.5
October 2025
19.70 thousands
−1.0
September 2025
19.50 thousands
−2.5
August 2025
19.70 thousands
−2.0
July 2025
19.90 thousands
−1.0
June 2025
19.80 thousands
−0.5
May 2025
19.80 thousands
0.0
April 2025
19.80 thousands
0.0
March 2025
19.90 thousands
0.5
February 2025
19.80 thousands
0.0
January 2025
19.70 thousands
−0.5
December 2024
19.90 thousands
0.5
November 2024
19.90 thousands
1.0
October 2024
19.90 thousands
1.0
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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 — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.