# All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — New York City, NY (NSA)

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — New York City, NY (NSA) was down 4.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 304.7 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −73.0% (Apr 2020) to 126.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-93561.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-new-york-city-ny-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 304.7 thousands | −4.7 |
| August 2026 | 311.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2026 | 309.5 thousands | −1.9 |
| June 2026 | 320.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 318.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 308.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 303.8 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 300.9 thousands | −1.9 |
| January 2026 | 299.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 313.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| November 2025 | 316.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 315.4 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 319.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 315.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| July 2025 | 315.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 321.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 319.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 311.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 311.5 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 306.6 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 303.6 thousands | 1.8 |
| December 2024 | 321.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 319.3 thousands | 2.2 |
| October 2024 | 318.5 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-93561.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```