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

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

Latest (y/y)6.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.7%August 2026
Level224.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — SC (statewide) (NSA) was up 6.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 224.2 thousands.

That is the highest reading since May 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.8% (Apr 2020) to 55.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.0%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — SC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — SC (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — SC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)5010015020025019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — SC (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026224.2 thousands6.7
August 2026226.5 thousands4.7
July 2026227.9 thousands5.5
June 2026226.5 thousands3.5
May 2026222.0 thousands2.1
April 2026218.2 thousands1.8
March 2026213.7 thousands1.4
February 2026207.7 thousands1.0
January 2026208.4 thousands2.8
December 2025212.5 thousands0.6
November 2025213.3 thousands0.9
October 2025213.9 thousands1.3
September 2025210.1 thousands−0.4
August 2025216.3 thousands0.0
July 2025216.0 thousands−0.05
June 2025218.9 thousands−0.1
May 2025217.4 thousands−0.3
April 2025214.3 thousands−0.6
March 2025210.7 thousands−0.5
February 2025205.6 thousands−0.8
January 2025202.7 thousands−0.7
December 2024211.2 thousands0.8
November 2024211.3 thousands0.1
October 2024211.1 thousands0.2

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 high55.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−41.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-SC.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-SC.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 — SC (statewide) (NSA)”.