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All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-80813900

Latest (y/y)−1.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.5%August 2026
Level25.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 25.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.5% (Sep 2025) to 3.6% (Jun 2018), averaging −0.6%.

All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)242628303219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202625.60 thousands−1.2
August 202625.70 thousands−1.5
July 202626.10 thousands−1.1
June 202626.00 thousands−2.3
May 202625.70 thousands−1.9
April 202625.70 thousands−1.9
March 202625.80 thousands−1.5
February 202625.70 thousands−1.9
January 202625.50 thousands−3.0
December 202526.00 thousands−4.1
November 202526.00 thousands−4.1
October 202525.90 thousands−4.8
September 202525.90 thousands−5.5
August 202526.10 thousands−4.7
July 202526.40 thousands−4.0
June 202526.60 thousands−3.3
May 202526.20 thousands−3.3
April 202526.20 thousands−3.0
March 202526.20 thousands−3.3
February 202526.20 thousands−3.3
January 202526.30 thousands−2.6
December 202427.10 thousands−1.1
November 202427.10 thousands−1.1
October 202427.20 thousands−0.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high3.6% (Jun 2018)
10-year low−5.5% (Sep 2025)
10-year average−0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-80813900

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.