# All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 5.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 5.40 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.8% (Dec 2025) to 29.6% (Dec 2021), averaging −1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47764.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-47764-payems-m-nsa-ind-60541200

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5.40 thousands | −5.3 |
| August 2026 | 5.40 thousands | −6.9 |
| July 2026 | 5.50 thousands | −8.3 |
| June 2026 | 5.40 thousands | −11.5 |
| May 2026 | 5.40 thousands | −8.5 |
| April 2026 | 5.50 thousands | −12.7 |
| March 2026 | 5.50 thousands | −12.7 |
| February 2026 | 5.60 thousands | −12.5 |
| January 2026 | 5.60 thousands | −11.1 |
| December 2025 | 5.60 thousands | −13.8 |
| November 2025 | 5.70 thousands | −10.9 |
| October 2025 | 5.70 thousands | −10.9 |
| September 2025 | 5.70 thousands | −9.5 |
| August 2025 | 5.80 thousands | −10.8 |
| July 2025 | 6.00 thousands | −9.1 |
| June 2025 | 6.10 thousands | −9.0 |
| May 2025 | 5.90 thousands | −10.6 |
| April 2025 | 6.30 thousands | −10.0 |
| March 2025 | 6.30 thousands | −8.7 |
| February 2025 | 6.40 thousands | −9.9 |
| January 2025 | 6.30 thousands | −8.7 |
| December 2024 | 6.50 thousands | −9.7 |
| November 2024 | 6.40 thousands | −8.6 |
| October 2024 | 6.40 thousands | −8.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```