# United States All employees, thousands, limited-service restaurants, not seasonally adjusted

United States All employees, thousands, limited-service restaurants, not seasonally adjusted was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 4,637.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.2% (Apr 2020) to 21.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722513`
- 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-limited-service-restaurants-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,637.4 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 4,724.9 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 4,719.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 4,709.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2026 | 4,682.9 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 4,622.2 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 4,574.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 4,544.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 4,552.1 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2025 | 4,605.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2025 | 4,624.2 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 4,621.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| September 2025 | 4,591.6 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 4,692.5 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 4,687.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 4,693.8 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 4,667.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 4,594.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| March 2025 | 4,553.1 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 4,505.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,500.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 4,586.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 4,591.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 4,608.8 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722513"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.EMP.M.NSA.IND-70722513",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```