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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)0.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.9%August 2026
Level114.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 114.1 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.3% (Apr 2020) to 61.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−50%−25%0%25%50%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026114.1 thousands0.4
August 2026117.8 thousands0.9
July 2026121.1 thousands3.3
June 2026120.7 thousands1.9
May 2026116.5 thousands−0.8
April 2026112.4 thousands−1.8
March 2026111.0 thousands−1.7
February 2026109.6 thousands−1.7
January 2026110.5 thousands−1.3
December 2025112.0 thousands−2.6
November 2025113.1 thousands−1.3
October 2025113.8 thousands−0.6
September 2025113.6 thousands−0.6
August 2025116.7 thousands−0.09
July 2025117.2 thousands−0.3
June 2025118.4 thousands−0.08
May 2025117.4 thousands0.4
April 2025114.5 thousands−0.09
March 2025112.9 thousands−0.6
February 2025111.5 thousands−0.2
January 2025112.0 thousands−0.09
December 2024115.0 thousands0.2
November 2024114.6 thousands0.3
October 2024114.5 thousands0.4

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 high61.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−48.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

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 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.