# United States All employees, thousands, cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 74.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −86.5% (Apr 2020) to 304.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722514`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-cafeterias-grill-buffets-and-buffets-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 74.10 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 73.30 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2026 | 72.90 thousands | −1.4 |
| June 2026 | 74.00 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 76.00 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 73.60 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 74.70 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 73.40 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 74.60 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 73.70 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2025 | 71.40 thousands | −6.4 |
| October 2025 | 72.40 thousands | −4.4 |
| September 2025 | 71.90 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 74.40 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 73.90 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 74.80 thousands | −2.7 |
| May 2025 | 76.20 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 74.60 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 75.10 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2025 | 75.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 74.90 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 76.20 thousands | −3.5 |
| November 2024 | 76.30 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2024 | 75.70 thousands | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722514"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722514",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```