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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)−0.07%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.7%August 2026
Level148.8 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA) was down 0.07% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 148.8 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41.6% (Apr 2020) to 36.2% (Jan 2022), averaging 1.4%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands)608010012014016019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026148.8 thousands−0.07
August 2026152.9 thousands0.7
July 2026154.6 thousands3.1
June 2026152.6 thousands1.1
May 2026149.8 thousands0.3
April 2026145.1 thousands−0.5
March 2026141.8 thousands−1.3
February 2026139.6 thousands−1.6
January 2026139.6 thousands−2.2
December 2025144.6 thousands−1.8
November 2025142.8 thousands−2.7
October 2025143.1 thousands−2.8
September 2025148.9 thousands−1.9
August 2025151.8 thousands−0.3
July 2025150.0 thousands−1.5
June 2025150.9 thousands−0.5
May 2025149.3 thousands−0.6
April 2025145.9 thousands−0.7
March 2025143.6 thousands−1.0
February 2025141.9 thousands−0.4
January 2025142.8 thousands−0.6
December 2024147.3 thousands0.07
November 2024146.8 thousands−0.2
October 2024147.2 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 high36.2% (Jan 2022)
10-year low−41.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42660.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-42660.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (NSA)”.