Chart 13. Employment and monthly sales in food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted, January 2013–December 2023
Month and year Employment Sales (millions of dollars)

Jan 2013

10,184,500 45,148

Feb 2013

10,219,700 44,875

Mar 2013

10,237,700 45,062

Apr 2013

10,275,700 44,730

May 2013

10,316,600 44,825

Jun 2013

10,352,400 44,712

Jul 2013

10,400,500 45,020

Aug 2013

10,429,100 45,167

Sep 2013

10,443,100 45,352

Oct 2013

10,468,100 45,994

Nov 2013

10,498,600 46,757

Dec 2013

10,507,600 46,349

Jan 2014

10,532,000 45,932

Feb 2014

10,543,700 46,438

Mar 2014

10,600,500 47,031

Apr 2014

10,638,200 47,154

May 2014

10,671,300 47,513

Jun 2014

10,697,500 47,730

Jul 2014

10,709,400 48,107

Aug 2014

10,732,000 48,444

Sep 2014

10,761,700 49,003

Oct 2014

10,788,600 49,682

Nov 2014

10,819,800 49,758

Dec 2014

10,854,800 50,497

Jan 2015

10,874,100 50,813

Feb 2015

10,924,400 50,671

Mar 2015

10,930,100 51,157

Apr 2015

10,965,500 51,721

May 2015

10,999,800 51,854

Jun 2015

11,037,700 51,920

Jul 2015

11,084,500 52,149

Aug 2015

11,110,800 52,456

Sep 2015

11,156,600 52,465

Oct 2015

11,201,100 52,784

Nov 2015

11,237,400 52,911

Dec 2015

11,271,300 53,776

Jan 2016

11,318,600 53,071

Feb 2016

11,337,100 54,151

Mar 2016

11,364,100 53,940

Apr 2016

11,379,800 54,261

May 2016

11,404,400 54,311

Jun 2016

11,430,100 54,303

Jul 2016

11,442,200 54,334

Aug 2016

11,479,800 54,795

Sep 2016

11,544,100 55,421

Oct 2016

11,539,800 55,362

Nov 2016

11,554,800 56,385

Dec 2016

11,577,300 55,415

Jan 2017

11,600,300 57,359

Feb 2017

11,630,000 57,382

Mar 2017

11,656,400 57,280

Apr 2017

11,685,200 57,373

May 2017

11,706,000 57,377

Jun 2017

11,725,100 57,291

Jul 2017

11,762,600 57,149

Aug 2017

11,780,300 57,588

Sep 2017

11,784,900 57,907

Oct 2017

11,769,600 58,287

Nov 2017

11,794,400 58,928

Dec 2017

11,816,400 59,280

Jan 2018

11,827,900 59,420

Feb 2018

11,846,800 59,687

Mar 2018

11,845,100 60,248

Apr 2018

11,844,100 59,500

May 2018

11,857,000 60,839

Jun 2018

11,882,300 61,456

Jul 2018

11,894,000 62,231

Aug 2018

11,896,600 62,523

Sep 2018

11,887,700 61,153

Oct 2018

11,903,500 61,698

Nov 2018

11,922,600 61,431

Dec 2018

11,968,100 61,360

Jan 2019

12,002,900 61,348

Feb 2019

11,999,400 61,679

Mar 2019

12,000,400 62,257

Apr 2019

12,026,100 62,731

May 2019

12,003,300 63,406

Jun 2019

11,999,000 64,307

Jul 2019

12,006,000 65,053

Aug 2019

12,074,700 65,266

Sep 2019

12,138,900 65,958

Oct 2019

12,182,100 66,430

Nov 2019

12,206,800 66,533

Dec 2019

12,217,900 67,701

Jan 2020

12,218,300 68,991

Feb 2020

12,290,900 68,979

Mar 2020

11,695,200 48,480

Apr 2020

6,312,200 31,394

May 2020

7,685,100 41,252

Jun 2020

9,109,900 53,159

Jul 2020

9,630,800 55,528

Aug 2020

9,752,500 58,180

Sep 2020

10,023,500 59,745

Oct 2020

10,230,300 59,566

Nov 2020

10,121,500 57,134

Dec 2020

9,738,000 53,767

Jan 2021

9,743,700 58,817

Feb 2021

10,031,700 57,289

Mar 2021

10,132,700 65,385

Apr 2021

10,288,100 68,285

May 2021

10,438,000 70,254

Jun 2021

10,659,300 73,432

Jul 2021

10,946,100 74,830

Aug 2021

10,981,500 74,752

Sep 2021

11,043,000 74,803

Oct 2021

11,205,800 75,045

Nov 2021

11,279,100 75,600

Dec 2021

11,371,100 74,367

Jan 2022

11,437,500 72,709

Feb 2022

11,501,400 75,913

Mar 2022

11,542,600 78,255

Apr 2022

11,582,000 81,104

May 2022

11,608,000 81,758

Jun 2022

11,693,100 82,342

Jul 2022

11,793,000 82,028

Aug 2022

11,840,400 84,120

Sep 2022

11,890,000 84,418

Oct 2022

11,958,900 85,909

Nov 2022

11,991,600 85,365

Dec 2022

11,983,200 84,985

Jan 2023

12,052,400 90,330

Feb 2023

12,089,100 88,160

Mar 2023

12,106,100 88,461

Apr 2023

12,123,400 89,000

May 2023

12,142,800 89,898

Jun 2023

12,171,800 90,629

Jul 2023

12,201,800 91,371

Aug 2023

12,233,900 91,692

Sep 2023

12,259,900 92,979

Oct 2023

12,285,900 93,381

Nov 2023

12,286,700 94,672

Dec 2023

12,292,200 94,526

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