# All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — RI (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — RI (statewide) (NSA) was down 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 17.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.0% (Apr 2020) to 47.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-RI.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-limited-service-restaurants-and-other-eating-places-ri

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 17.70 thousands | −4.3 |
| August 2026 | 18.70 thousands | −4.6 |
| July 2026 | 18.70 thousands | −4.1 |
| June 2026 | 18.70 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2026 | 18.20 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2026 | 17.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2026 | 17.30 thousands | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 16.90 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 17.20 thousands | 3.6 |
| December 2025 | 17.40 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 17.60 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2025 | 18.30 thousands | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 18.50 thousands | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 19.60 thousands | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 19.50 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 19.20 thousands | 2.7 |
| May 2025 | 18.60 thousands | 3.3 |
| April 2025 | 17.70 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 16.80 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 16.60 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2025 | 16.60 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 17.30 thousands | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 17.40 thousands | 5.5 |
| October 2024 | 17.60 thousands | 5.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```