# All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 18.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Feb 2026) to 8.2% (Oct 2022), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-accounting-tax-preparation-bookkeeping-and-payroll-us-11694-payems-m-nsa-ind-60541200

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 18.10 thousands | −3.2 |
| August 2026 | 18.30 thousands | −4.7 |
| July 2026 | 18.70 thousands | −4.6 |
| June 2026 | 18.40 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2026 | 18.00 thousands | −5.3 |
| April 2026 | 18.40 thousands | −6.6 |
| March 2026 | 18.30 thousands | −7.6 |
| February 2026 | 18.40 thousands | −8.0 |
| January 2026 | 18.40 thousands | −6.6 |
| December 2025 | 18.60 thousands | −5.1 |
| November 2025 | 18.70 thousands | −5.1 |
| October 2025 | 18.60 thousands | −4.6 |
| September 2025 | 18.70 thousands | −4.1 |
| August 2025 | 19.20 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 19.60 thousands | −3.0 |
| June 2025 | 19.40 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2025 | 19.00 thousands | −4.0 |
| April 2025 | 19.70 thousands | −4.4 |
| March 2025 | 19.80 thousands | −4.3 |
| February 2025 | 20.00 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2025 | 19.70 thousands | −5.3 |
| December 2024 | 19.60 thousands | −4.9 |
| November 2024 | 19.70 thousands | −3.4 |
| October 2024 | 19.50 thousands | −4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```