# All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 87.10 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.6% (Apr 2020) to 50.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-36084.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-oakland-fremont

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 87.10 thousands | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 88.80 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2026 | 88.20 thousands | 3.5 |
| June 2026 | 88.00 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 88.10 thousands | 3.2 |
| April 2026 | 87.30 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2026 | 86.00 thousands | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 86.20 thousands | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 85.50 thousands | 4.3 |
| December 2025 | 86.00 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 85.50 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 85.40 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 85.00 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 86.20 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 85.20 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 85.40 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 85.40 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 84.40 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 83.30 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 82.90 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 82.00 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 84.20 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 84.60 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 85.00 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-36084.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```