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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)−3.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.5%August 2026
Level77.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 77.40 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since March 2021.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −58.3% (Apr 2020) to 56.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.1%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−75%−50%−25%0%25%50%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)2040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202677.40 thousands−3.9
August 202678.20 thousands−3.5
July 202680.20 thousands−1.4
June 202680.80 thousands−3.7
May 202681.60 thousands−3.3
April 202680.20 thousands−3.7
March 202678.00 thousands−3.1
February 202677.10 thousands−2.4
January 202677.20 thousands−1.5
December 202579.90 thousands−2.8
November 202581.50 thousands−1.7
October 202581.90 thousands−1.2
September 202580.50 thousands−2.8
August 202581.00 thousands−1.3
July 202581.30 thousands−2.0
June 202583.90 thousands−1.2
May 202584.40 thousands−0.2
April 202583.30 thousands−0.7
March 202580.50 thousands−0.5
February 202579.00 thousands−0.9
January 202578.40 thousands−0.9
December 202482.20 thousands1.9
November 202482.90 thousands1.3
October 202482.90 thousands0.7

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 high56.5% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−58.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.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 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.