# United States All employees, thousands, community food services, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, community food services, seasonally adjusted was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 50.00 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Jul 2025) to 12.5% (Jul 2023), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65624210`
- 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-community-food-services-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 50.00 thousands | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 49.50 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 48.90 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 48.30 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 49.20 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 49.30 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2026 | 50.10 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 49.70 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2026 | 49.00 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2025 | 48.90 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 48.80 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2025 | 47.90 thousands | −3.6 |
| September 2025 | 48.20 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 48.10 thousands | −3.2 |
| July 2025 | 47.80 thousands | −5.3 |
| June 2025 | 47.70 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 50.10 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 50.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 50.50 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 49.60 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 50.40 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 49.60 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 49.40 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 49.70 thousands | 0.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65624210"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-65624210",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```