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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42200.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)2.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.0%August 2026
Level19.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 19.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −52.3% (Apr 2020) to 79.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.9%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%−50%0%50%100%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), level (thousands)7.510.012.515.017.520.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202619.80 thousands2.6
August 202620.00 thousands2.0
July 202620.00 thousands3.6
June 202620.10 thousands2.6
May 202620.00 thousands3.1
April 202619.70 thousands2.6
March 202619.30 thousands2.1
February 202619.20 thousands2.1
January 202619.10 thousands2.1
December 202519.10 thousands0.5
November 202519.20 thousands0.5
October 202519.40 thousands0.5
September 202519.30 thousands1.6
August 202519.60 thousands1.6
July 202519.30 thousands0.5
June 202519.60 thousands2.1
May 202519.40 thousands0.0
April 202519.20 thousands0.0
March 202518.90 thousands−0.5
February 202518.80 thousands−0.5
January 202518.70 thousands−1.1
December 202419.00 thousands−1.0
November 202419.10 thousands−2.1
October 202419.30 thousands−2.0

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 high79.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−52.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42200.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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Last updated 2026-10-26. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA)”.