Chart 15. Employment and monthly sales in food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, January 2011–December 2021
Date Employment (thousands) Sales (millions of dollars)

Jan 2011

9,482.1 39,700

Feb 2011

9,509.7 40,382

Mar 2011

9,550.8 40,575

Apr 2011

9,583.6 40,624

May 2011

9,599.5 41,050

Jun 2011

9,618.8 41,540

Jul 2011

9,626.9 41,516

Aug 2011

9,653.2 41,718

Sep 2011

9,690.6 42,013

Oct 2011

9,720.7 42,162

Nov 2011

9,767.5 42,237

Dec 2011

9,791.2 41,864

Jan 2012

9,834.0 42,858

Feb 2012

9,865.0 42,950

Mar 2012

9,915.5 42,942

Apr 2012

9,924.1 43,365

May 2012

9,926.8 43,313

Jun 2012

9,926.7 43,542

Jul 2012

9,952.7 43,676

Aug 2012

10,002.7 43,712

Sep 2012

10,062.6 44,085

Oct 2012

10,070.1 43,708

Nov 2012

10,085.5 44,520

Dec 2012

10,143.7 44,538

Jan 2013

10,184.5 45,146

Feb 2013

10,219.7 44,868

Mar 2013

10,237.7 45,011

Apr 2013

10,275.7 44,723

May 2013

10,316.6 44,816

Jun 2013

10,352.4 44,701

Jul 2013

10,400.5 45,050

Aug 2013

10,429.1 45,155

Sep 2013

10,443.1 45,344

Oct 2013

10,468.1 45,936

Nov 2013

10,498.6 46,744

Dec 2013

10,507.6 46,330

Jan 2014

10,532.0 45,914

Feb 2014

10,543.7 46,424

Mar 2014

10,600.5 47,057

Apr 2014

10,638.2 47,137

May 2014

10,671.3 47,540

Jun 2014

10,697.5 47,710

Jul 2014

10,709.4 48,083

Aug 2014

10,732.0 48,375

Sep 2014

10,761.7 48,982

Oct 2014

10,788.6 49,658

Nov 2014

10,819.8 49,731

Dec 2014

10,854.8 50,508

Jan 2015

10,874.1 50,834

Feb 2015

10,924.4 50,690

Mar 2015

10,930.1 51,067

Apr 2015

10,965.5 51,739

May 2015

10,999.8 51,811

Jun 2015

11,037.7 51,879

Jul 2015

11,084.5 52,157

Aug 2015

11,110.8 52,416

Sep 2015

11,156.6 52,387

Oct 2015

11,201.1 52,759

Nov 2015

11,237.4 52,881

Dec 2015

11,271.3 53,740

Jan 2016

11,318.6 53,045

Feb 2016

11,337.1 54,237

Mar 2016

11,364.1 53,919

Apr 2016

11,379.8 54,240

May 2016

11,404.4 54,300

Jun 2016

11,430.1 54,296

Jul 2016

11,442.2 54,330

Aug 2016

11,479.8 54,803

Sep 2016

11,544.1 55,366

Oct 2016

11,539.8 55,375

Nov 2016

11,554.8 56,346

Dec 2016

11,577.3 55,451

Jan 2017

11,600.3 57,403

Feb 2017

11,630.0 57,492

Mar 2017

11,656.4 57,379

Apr 2017

11,685.2 57,474

May 2017

11,706.0 57,470

Jun 2017

11,725.1 57,263

Jul 2017

11,762.6 57,215

Aug 2017

11,780.3 57,524

Sep 2017

11,784.9 57,884

Oct 2017

11,769.6 58,126

Nov 2017

11,794.4 58,849

Dec 2017

11,816.4 59,119

Jan 2018

11,828.1 59,344

Feb 2018

11,856.2 59,653

Mar 2018

11,856.9 60,141

Apr 2018

11,863.4 59,415

May 2018

11,874.0 60,723

Jun 2018

11,893.3 61,440

Jul 2018

11,899.9 62,259

Aug 2018

11,896.2 62,635

Sep 2018

11,865.9 61,377

Oct 2018

11,872.0 61,972

Nov 2018

11,904.7 61,731

Dec 2018

11,963.0 61,790

Jan 2019

12,028.8 61,973

Feb 2019

12,015.1 62,631

Mar 2019

12,032.2 63,153

Apr 2019

12,064.0 63,617

May 2019

12,035.7 64,318

Jun 2019

12,012.9 64,984

Jul 2019

12,010.8 65,435

Aug 2019

12,048.3 65,333

Sep 2019

12,075.8 65,756

Oct 2019

12,116.6 65,628

Nov 2019

12,158.8 65,147

Dec 2019

12,205.4 65,807

Jan 2020

12,270.4 66,344

Feb 2020

12,360.6 66,200

Mar 2020

11,753.8 46,126

Apr 2020

6,364.6 29,927

May 2020

7,736.7 39,664

Jun 2020

9,120.3 50,464

Jul 2020

9,477.0 52,214

Aug 2020

9,720.3 54,558

Sep 2020

9,931.0 55,800

Oct 2020

10,096.5 55,992

Nov 2020

10,078.7 53,478

Dec 2020

9,722.4 51,088

Jan 2021

9,810.1 56,973

Feb 2021

10,135.7 55,573

Mar 2021

10,219.0 63,248

Apr 2021

10,349.2 66,482

May 2021

10,481.9 69,338

Jun 2021

10,634.7 71,017

Jul 2021

10,751.1 72,059

Aug 2021

10,886.2 72,090

Sep 2021

10,955.2 72,766

Oct 2021

11,037.8 72,714

Nov 2021

11,164.2 73,076

Dec 2021

11,288.2 72,830

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau.