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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16700.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)−1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.5%August 2026
Level38.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 38.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Apr 2020) to 77.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.3%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026−50%0%50%100%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA), level (thousands)15202530354020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202638.50 thousands−1.8
August 202639.60 thousands−1.5
July 202640.50 thousands0.0
June 202640.90 thousands−1.2
May 202640.80 thousands−0.7
April 202639.50 thousands−1.2
March 202639.00 thousands−2.0
February 202637.00 thousands−4.1
January 202637.70 thousands−1.6
December 202539.40 thousands−1.5
November 202539.80 thousands0.0
October 202540.20 thousands1.0
September 202539.20 thousands0.5
August 202540.20 thousands0.5
July 202540.50 thousands−0.7
June 202541.40 thousands−0.2
May 202541.10 thousands0.7
April 202540.00 thousands0.3
March 202539.80 thousands1.5
February 202538.60 thousands0.3
January 202538.30 thousands1.1
December 202440.00 thousands3.1
November 202439.80 thousands1.8
October 202439.80 thousands2.1

Last 24 observations. The full history (285 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2003
Observations285
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high77.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−49.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16700.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 — Charleston-North Charleston, SC (NSA)”.