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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-41940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)6.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)5.3%August 2026
Level81.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA) was up 6.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 81.40 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Apr 2020) to 47.9% (Jan 2022), averaging 2.0%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), level (thousands)405060708019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202681.40 thousands6.5
August 202681.60 thousands5.3
July 202679.60 thousands3.0
June 202679.70 thousands2.7
May 202680.00 thousands3.1
April 202678.10 thousands1.2
March 202677.50 thousands1.3
February 202677.20 thousands1.2
January 202676.80 thousands1.1
December 202577.50 thousands−0.6
November 202577.20 thousands−0.9
October 202577.00 thousands−1.3
September 202576.40 thousands−0.9
August 202577.50 thousands0.4
July 202577.30 thousands0.4
June 202577.60 thousands1.8
May 202577.60 thousands0.8
April 202577.20 thousands1.0
March 202576.50 thousands1.7
February 202576.30 thousands1.3
January 202576.00 thousands0.4
December 202478.00 thousands2.0
November 202477.90 thousands1.4
October 202478.00 thousands0.9

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 high47.9% (Jan 2022)
10-year low−49.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-41940.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-41940.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (NSA)”.