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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-12580.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)3.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.4%August 2026
Level100.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA) was up 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 100.9 thousands.

That is the highest reading since March 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.9% (Apr 2020) to 69.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−75%−50%−25%0%25%50%75%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands)40608010019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026100.9 thousands3.6
August 2026101.8 thousands1.4
July 2026102.8 thousands2.3
June 2026102.1 thousands1.0
May 202699.40 thousands−1.3
April 202695.80 thousands−1.8
March 202693.00 thousands−2.1
February 202692.20 thousands−1.5
January 202693.30 thousands−1.9
December 202593.50 thousands−4.3
November 202593.90 thousands−4.1
October 202595.70 thousands−3.0
September 202597.40 thousands−1.4
August 2025100.4 thousands−0.7
July 2025100.5 thousands−1.0
June 2025101.1 thousands−1.7
May 2025100.7 thousands−0.9
April 202597.60 thousands−1.1
March 202595.00 thousands−0.8
February 202593.60 thousands−0.4
January 202595.10 thousands0.8
December 202497.70 thousands2.4
November 202497.90 thousands2.4
October 202498.70 thousands2.3

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 high69.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−52.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-12580.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 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)”.