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

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — CO (statewide) (NSA) was up 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 248.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.3% (Apr 2020) to 68.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CO.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-co-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 248.7 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2026 | 254.2 thousands | 3.3 |
| July 2026 | 255.5 thousands | 4.4 |
| June 2026 | 253.5 thousands | 4.7 |
| May 2026 | 243.9 thousands | 2.5 |
| April 2026 | 241.2 thousands | 2.2 |
| March 2026 | 238.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 235.5 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2026 | 236.2 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2025 | 243.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 241.4 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 241.5 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 240.8 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2025 | 246.1 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 244.7 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 242.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| May 2025 | 238.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 236.1 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 234.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 232.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 234.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| December 2024 | 239.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 235.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 240.1 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

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

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