# United States All employees, thousands, food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted was up 0.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 0.9% in September 2026.
The level stood at 12,384 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.5% (Apr 2020) to 62.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70722000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (442 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-thousands-food-services-and-drinking-places-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 12,384 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2026 | 12,391 thousands | 0.9 |
| August 2026 | 12,380 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 12,348 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 12,378 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 12,385 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2026 | 12,360 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 12,355 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2026 | 12,328 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 12,366 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 12,343 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 12,348 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2025 | 12,326 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2025 | 12,284 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 12,245 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2025 | 12,224 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2025 | 12,219 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 12,218 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 12,222 thousands | 0.01 |
| March 2025 | 12,208 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 12,198 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 12,236 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 12,265 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 12,238 thousands | 0.09 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70722000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.SA.IND-70722000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```