# All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — AK (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — AK (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 24.10 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.8% (Apr 2020) to 57.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-AK.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000`
- 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-services-and-drinking-places-ak-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 24.10 thousands | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 25.30 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 25.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| June 2026 | 25.20 thousands | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 23.90 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2026 | 21.50 thousands | 2.4 |
| March 2026 | 20.80 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 20.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2026 | 20.50 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2025 | 21.20 thousands | 2.4 |
| November 2025 | 20.90 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2025 | 21.70 thousands | 1.4 |
| September 2025 | 23.50 thousands | 0.0 |
| August 2025 | 25.10 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 25.10 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 24.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2025 | 23.10 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 21.00 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 20.50 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 20.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 20.10 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 20.70 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 20.70 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 21.40 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-AK.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```
