# United States All employees, thousands, drinking places, alcoholic beverages, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, drinking places, alcoholic beverages, seasonally adjusted was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 426.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −79.0% (Apr 2020) to 271.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.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-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 426.6 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 419.4 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2026 | 417.1 thousands | −0.1 |
| June 2026 | 417.6 thousands | 0.07 |
| May 2026 | 418.3 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 422.7 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 417.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 419.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 416.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2025 | 417.4 thousands | 0.10 |
| November 2025 | 415.5 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2025 | 403.4 thousands | −3.1 |
| September 2025 | 421.4 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 417.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2025 | 417.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 417.3 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 414.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 414.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 414.1 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2025 | 415.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 417.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 417.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 416.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 416.4 thousands | −1.5 |

## API

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

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