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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)−1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.4%August 2026
Level67.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 67.30 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.4% (Apr 2020) to 55.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)304050607019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202667.30 thousands−1.6
August 202669.60 thousands−1.4
July 202670.00 thousands−1.3
June 202670.20 thousands−0.6
May 202668.50 thousands−2.8
April 202667.10 thousands−1.5
March 202666.00 thousands−1.0
February 202665.10 thousands−1.2
January 202665.30 thousands−0.9
December 202566.40 thousands−0.3
November 202567.50 thousands0.9
October 202567.60 thousands0.4
September 202568.40 thousands1.6
August 202570.60 thousands2.3
July 202570.90 thousands1.6
June 202570.60 thousands1.6
May 202570.50 thousands1.4
April 202568.10 thousands0.1
March 202566.70 thousands0.3
February 202565.90 thousands0.2
January 202565.90 thousands0.2
December 202466.60 thousands−0.9
November 202466.90 thousands−1.0
October 202467.30 thousands−0.4

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 high55.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−43.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.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-47260.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 — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)”.