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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-food-services-and-drinking-places-washington-dc-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 77.40 thousands | −3.9 |
| August 2026 | 78.20 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2026 | 80.20 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2026 | 80.80 thousands | −3.7 |
| May 2026 | 81.60 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2026 | 80.20 thousands | −3.7 |
| March 2026 | 78.00 thousands | −3.1 |
| February 2026 | 77.10 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 77.20 thousands | −1.5 |
| December 2025 | 79.90 thousands | −2.8 |
| November 2025 | 81.50 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2025 | 81.90 thousands | −1.2 |
| September 2025 | 80.50 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2025 | 81.00 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 81.30 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 83.90 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 84.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 83.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 80.50 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 79.00 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 78.40 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2024 | 82.20 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 82.90 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 82.90 thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```