# United States All employees, thousands, drinking places, alcoholic beverages, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, drinking places, alcoholic beverages, not seasonally adjusted was up 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 434.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −78.9% (Apr 2020) to 267.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722400`
- 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-drinking-places-alcoholic-beverages-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 434.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| August 2026 | 427.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 425.6 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2026 | 426.4 thousands | 0.0 |
| May 2026 | 422.6 thousands | 1.8 |
| April 2026 | 421.9 thousands | 2.9 |
| March 2026 | 408.1 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 405.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| January 2026 | 398.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 411.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 419.7 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 422.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2025 | 424.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 426.1 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 426.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 426.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 415.2 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 410.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 404.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 402.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 400.4 thousands | −0.07 |
| December 2024 | 410.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 416.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 419.7 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722400"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722400",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```