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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.7%August 2026
Level298.8 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 298.8 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.1% (Apr 2020) to 47.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.2%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands)5010015020025030019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026298.8 thousands0.9
August 2026305.0 thousands1.7
July 2026307.4 thousands2.6
June 2026307.3 thousands1.7
May 2026302.9 thousands0.3
April 2026300.6 thousands0.2
March 2026300.3 thousands1.1
February 2026296.5 thousands0.9
January 2026296.2 thousands1.5
December 2025298.1 thousands0.0
November 2025298.6 thousands0.6
October 2025298.3 thousands0.9
September 2025296.2 thousands0.4
August 2025300.0 thousands0.3
July 2025299.7 thousands1.9
June 2025302.3 thousands0.10
May 2025302.1 thousands0.6
April 2025300.0 thousands0.6
March 2025297.1 thousands0.5
February 2025293.8 thousands0.4
January 2025291.8 thousands0.8
December 2024298.1 thousands1.8
November 2024296.9 thousands1.7
October 2024295.7 thousands1.7

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 high47.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−36.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-26420.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-26420.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (NSA)”.