# United States All employees, thousands, food service contractors, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, food service contractors, not seasonally adjusted was down 9.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −13.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 529.5 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −45.2% (Apr 2020) to 39.0% (Jan 2022), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722310`
- 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-food-service-contractors-not-seasonally-adjusted

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 529.5 thousands | −9.9 |
| August 2026 | 462.0 thousands | −13.5 |
| July 2026 | 434.7 thousands | −12.0 |
| June 2026 | 470.3 thousands | −10.2 |
| May 2026 | 534.4 thousands | −8.2 |
| April 2026 | 558.5 thousands | −6.7 |
| March 2026 | 532.7 thousands | −8.7 |
| February 2026 | 529.7 thousands | −8.3 |
| January 2026 | 504.4 thousands | −9.7 |
| December 2025 | 579.3 thousands | −3.1 |
| November 2025 | 577.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| October 2025 | 588.4 thousands | −3.2 |
| September 2025 | 587.7 thousands | −2.0 |
| August 2025 | 534.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 494.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2025 | 523.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 582.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2025 | 598.8 thousands | 3.0 |
| March 2025 | 583.6 thousands | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 577.9 thousands | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 558.6 thousands | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 597.8 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 599.2 thousands | 3.0 |
| October 2024 | 607.6 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722310"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722310",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```