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All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722500

Latest (y/y)−0.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.4%August 2026
Level70.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 70.10 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −43.4% (May 2020) to 58.7% (May 2021), averaging 2.3%.

All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−50%−25%0%25%50%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)2040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202670.10 thousands−0.3
August 202675.40 thousands−1.4
July 202675.80 thousands−2.2
June 202675.90 thousands−0.4
May 202670.00 thousands−2.6
April 202665.90 thousands−1.3
March 202665.20 thousands−0.5
February 202663.90 thousands−0.3
January 202663.50 thousands−2.2
December 202566.10 thousands−2.8
November 202565.90 thousands−1.5
October 202567.20 thousands−0.3
September 202570.30 thousands0.7
August 202576.50 thousands1.2
July 202577.50 thousands0.8
June 202576.20 thousands0.7
May 202571.90 thousands3.2
April 202566.80 thousands1.8
March 202565.50 thousands0.8
February 202564.10 thousands0.6
January 202564.90 thousands1.4
December 202468.00 thousands2.7
November 202466.90 thousands2.0
October 202467.40 thousands2.3

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 high58.7% (May 2021)
10-year low−43.4% (May 2020)
10-year average2.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-29484.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722500

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 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.