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

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

Latest (y/y)−0.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.4%August 2026
Level51.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 51.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −67.2% (Apr 2020) to 76.5% (Jan 2022), averaging 4.1%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%−50%0%50%100%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)10203040506019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202651.50 thousands−0.2
August 202652.00 thousands0.4
July 202653.40 thousands2.7
June 202653.10 thousands−2.2
May 202653.00 thousands−3.5
April 202653.00 thousands−2.4
March 202650.20 thousands−4.0
February 202649.70 thousands−2.5
January 202649.30 thousands−2.2
December 202551.50 thousands−2.6
November 202552.60 thousands−1.5
October 202552.70 thousands−1.7
September 202551.60 thousands−3.2
August 202551.80 thousands−1.0
July 202552.00 thousands−2.1
June 202554.30 thousands−0.5
May 202554.90 thousands0.9
April 202554.30 thousands0.0
March 202552.30 thousands−0.2
February 202551.00 thousands−1.0
January 202550.40 thousands−0.6
December 202452.90 thousands1.5
November 202453.40 thousands0.6
October 202453.60 thousands−0.2

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 high76.5% (Jan 2022)
10-year low−67.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average4.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-DC.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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-DC.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — DC (statewide) (NSA)”.