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

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

Latest (y/y)−1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.07%August 2026
Level261.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — MA (statewide) (NSA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.07% in August 2026.

The level stood at 261.7 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.1% (Apr 2020) to 90.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

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

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026261.7 thousands−1.7
August 2026277.2 thousands0.07
July 2026278.3 thousands0.5
June 2026275.2 thousands0.04
May 2026262.4 thousands−2.0
April 2026253.8 thousands−0.9
March 2026246.3 thousands−1.0
February 2026245.1 thousands−0.2
January 2026247.8 thousands−0.2
December 2025255.0 thousands−1.0
November 2025255.8 thousands−1.0
October 2025264.7 thousands−0.1
September 2025266.1 thousands−0.8
August 2025277.0 thousands−0.2
July 2025276.9 thousands−0.6
June 2025275.1 thousands−1.9
May 2025267.7 thousands−0.7
April 2025256.1 thousands−1.0
March 2025248.8 thousands−0.8
February 2025245.6 thousands−0.7
January 2025248.2 thousands0.08
December 2024257.7 thousands−0.3
November 2024258.5 thousands0.04
October 2024265.0 thousands0.4

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 high90.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−60.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-MA.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-MA.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 — MA (statewide) (NSA)”.