United States Payroll Employment for the Limited-service restaurants Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the United State's not seasonally adjusted limited-service restaurants payroll employment was 4,534,100; this means that the United States added 26,000 jobs to the limited-service restaurants industry in the month of February 2023. You can see the seasonally adjusted version of this information at this link.

The charts and table below shows the United State's not seasonally adjusted historical limited-service restaurants payroll employment and number of jobs added from January 2002 to February 2023.

You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for a selected group of industries and links for many more industries at this link.

U.S. Payroll Employment for the Limited-service restaurants Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Number of Jobs Added to the Limited-service restaurants Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
U.S. Payroll Employment for the Limited-service restaurants Industry (Not Seas Adj.)
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Month Number of Payrolls Jobs Added
January 2002 2997300
February 2002 3005600 8300
March 2002 3042300 36700
April 2002 3072700 30400
May 2002 3124500 51800
June 2002 3142000 17500
July 2002 3143300 1300
August 2002 3148100 4800
September 2002 3105500 -42600
October 2002 3097600 -7900
November 2002 3081500 -16100
December 2002 3070100 -11400
January 2003 3026500 -43600
February 2003 3023100 -3400
March 2003 3071600 48500
April 2003 3118900 47300
May 2003 3153000 34100
June 2003 3175200 22200
July 2003 3171000 -4200
August 2003 3188700 17700
September 2003 3159500 -29200
October 2003 3154400 -5100
November 2003 3162700 8300
December 2003 3153200 -9500
January 2004 3100400 -52800
February 2004 3107400 7000
March 2004 3176700 69300
April 2004 3237600 60900
May 2004 3293400 55800
June 2004 3321100 27700
July 2004 3313300 -7800
August 2004 3315800 2500
September 2004 3303600 -12200
October 2004 3280800 -22800
November 2004 3280200 -600
December 2004 3281300 1100
January 2005 3217500 -63800
February 2005 3236700 19200
March 2005 3298800 62100
April 2005 3360900 62100
May 2005 3402000 41100
June 2005 3431100 29100
July 2005 3430800 -300
August 2005 3419700 -11100
September 2005 3373300 -46400
October 2005 3348900 -24400
November 2005 3339100 -9800
December 2005 3338300 -800
January 2006 3283700 -54600
February 2006 3317200 33500
March 2006 3376500 59300
April 2006 3426600 50100
May 2006 3467000 40400
June 2006 3481400 14400
July 2006 3480900 -500
August 2006 3476400 -4500
September 2006 3443000 -33400
October 2006 3424000 -19000
November 2006 3430900 6900
December 2006 3436800 5900
January 2007 3365700 -71100
February 2007 3382700 17000
March 2007 3430000 47300
April 2007 3475900 45900
May 2007 3527000 51100
June 2007 3554700 27700
July 2007 3528500 -26200
August 2007 3533800 5300
September 2007 3503900 -29900
October 2007 3484700 -19200
November 2007 3485600 900
December 2007 3470000 -15600
January 2008 3397800 -72200
February 2008 3404300 6500
March 2008 3454100 49800
April 2008 3503800 49700
May 2008 3542600 38800
June 2008 3564700 22100
July 2008 3564100 -600
August 2008 3561800 -2300
September 2008 3500200 -61600
October 2008 3484700 -15500
November 2008 3462400 -22300
December 2008 3448300 -14100
January 2009 3374000 -74300
February 2009 3375700 1700
March 2009 3423300 47600
April 2009 3470100 46800
May 2009 3519700 49600
June 2009 3539700 20000
July 2009 3531700 -8000
August 2009 3522300 -9400
September 2009 3443900 -78400
October 2009 3401400 -42500
November 2009 3398600 -2800
December 2009 3369200 -29400
January 2010 3292400 -76800
February 2010 3281600 -10800
March 2010 3356500 74900
April 2010 3411100 54600
May 2010 3470600 59500
June 2010 3494800 24200
July 2010 3489500 -5300
August 2010 3492800 3300
September 2010 3442500 -50300
October 2010 3437100 -5400
November 2010 3426700 -10400
December 2010 3417100 -9600
January 2011 3348600 -68500
February 2011 3366200 17600
March 2011 3442100 75900
April 2011 3507800 65700
May 2011 3573800 66000
June 2011 3601600 27800
July 2011 3583500 -18100
August 2011 3590500 7000
September 2011 3544400 -46100
October 2011 3535600 -8800
November 2011 3540400 4800
December 2011 3528800 -11600
January 2012 3470100 -58700
February 2012 3500600 30500
March 2012 3580000 79400
April 2012 3639100 59100
May 2012 3688700 49600
June 2012 3731200 42500
July 2012 3729200 -2000
August 2012 3728900 -300
September 2012 3696600 -32300
October 2012 3687700 -8900
November 2012 3693200 5500
December 2012 3698600 5400
January 2013 3642400 -56200
February 2013 3657300 14900
March 2013 3717700 60400
April 2013 3790000 72300
May 2013 3866300 76300
June 2013 3907400 41100
July 2013 3915200 7800
August 2013 3915700 500
September 2013 3862500 -53200
October 2013 3855500 -7000
November 2013 3865000 9500
December 2013 3855800 -9200
January 2014 3799600 -56200
February 2014 3803300 3700
March 2014 3873400 70100
April 2014 3953300 79900
May 2014 4016700 63400
June 2014 4048000 31300
July 2014 4044600 -3400
August 2014 4041500 -3100
September 2014 3986600 -54900
October 2014 3983100 -3500
November 2014 3986500 3400
December 2014 3977700 -8800
January 2015 3928300 -49400
February 2015 3951100 22800
March 2015 4002700 51600
April 2015 4074100 71400
May 2015 4143900 69800
June 2015 4192900 49000
July 2015 4191700 -1200
August 2015 4190300 -1400
September 2015 4141400 -48900
October 2015 4151600 10200
November 2015 4173900 22300
December 2015 4169100 -4800
January 2016 4115300 -53800
February 2016 4129500 14200
March 2016 4189100 59600
April 2016 4256200 67100
May 2016 4311000 54800
June 2016 4350300 39300
July 2016 4343800 -6500
August 2016 4350300 6500
September 2016 4291000 -59300
October 2016 4287100 -3900
November 2016 4295200 8100
December 2016 4296100 900
January 2017 4229900 -66200
February 2017 4268200 38300
March 2017 4318300 50100
April 2017 4376500 58200
May 2017 4432400 55900
June 2017 4458900 26500
July 2017 4469900 11000
August 2017 4461100 -8800
September 2017 4374700 -86400
October 2017 4388900 14200
November 2017 4392800 3900
December 2017 4391700 -1100
January 2018 4313600 -78100
February 2018 4339500 25900
March 2018 4389300 49800
April 2018 4434000 44700
May 2018 4489300 55300
June 2018 4520500 31200
July 2018 4514800 -5700
August 2018 4510500 -4300
September 2018 4420000 -90500
October 2018 4417500 -2500
November 2018 4422600 5100
December 2018 4430600 8000
January 2019 4372900 -57700
February 2019 4395500 22600
March 2019 4449200 53700
April 2019 4509800 60600
May 2019 4572300 62500
June 2019 4599400 27100
July 2019 4600400 1000
August 2019 4581300 -19100
September 2019 4508100 -73200
October 2019 4521200 13100
November 2019 4516500 -4700
December 2019 4511700 -4800
January 2020 4452100 -59600
February 2020 4482100 30000
March 2020 4431300 -50800
April 2020 3506900 -924400
May 2020 3855800 348900
June 2020 4133700 277900
July 2020 4215900 82200
August 2020 4211100 -4800
September 2020 4189600 -21500
October 2020 4231700 42100
November 2020 4217900 -13800
December 2020 4212200 -5700
January 2021 4153500 -58700
February 2021 4182400 28900
March 2021 4219500 37100
April 2021 4259200 39700
May 2021 4317000 57800
June 2021 4402600 85600
July 2021 4461700 59100
August 2021 4420800 -40900
September 2021 4326400 -94400
October 2021 4362500 36100
November 2021 4372600 10100
December 2021 4387500 14900
January 2022 4318100 -69400
February 2022 4384200 66100
March 2022 4409300 25100
April 2022 4464900 55600
May 2022 4522100 57200
June 2022 4554700 32600
July 2022 4606100 51400
August 2022 4585400 -20700
September 2022 4509100 -76300
October 2022 4532900 23800
November 2022 4524900 -8000
December 2022 4526400 1500
January 2023 4508100 -18300
February 2023 4534100 26000

United States Payroll Employment for Different Industries (Not Seas Adj.)

Use the links below to see the not seasonally adjusted payroll employment and number of jobs added for the following selected U.S. industries. You can also see the not seasonally adjusted U.S. payroll employment for many more industries at this link.