# All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (NSA)

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (NSA) was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 544.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.8% (Apr 2020) to 48.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31080.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-los-angeles-long-beach

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 544.7 thousands | 2.0 |
| August 2026 | 550.7 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 551.1 thousands | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 552.9 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2026 | 550.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 545.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 538.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 536.6 thousands | 2.3 |
| January 2026 | 533.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2025 | 536.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 536.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2025 | 537.6 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 534.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 540.8 thousands | 0.02 |
| July 2025 | 536.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 539.3 thousands | 0.04 |
| May 2025 | 541.4 thousands | 0.02 |
| April 2025 | 536.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| March 2025 | 529.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 524.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2025 | 521.3 thousands | −2.2 |
| December 2024 | 535.3 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 538.4 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 541.0 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31080.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31080.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```