# All Employees: Federal Government — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Federal Government — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 10.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −10.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 79.20 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.5% (Jan 2026) to 4.8% (Sep 2020), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-federal-government-arlington-alexandria-reston-va-wv

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 79.20 thousands | −10.5 |
| August 2026 | 79.80 thousands | −10.9 |
| July 2026 | 80.10 thousands | −11.5 |
| June 2026 | 79.40 thousands | −11.7 |
| May 2026 | 79.70 thousands | −12.4 |
| April 2026 | 79.80 thousands | −13.0 |
| March 2026 | 79.30 thousands | −14.2 |
| February 2026 | 79.80 thousands | −15.6 |
| January 2026 | 78.40 thousands | −17.5 |
| December 2025 | 82.20 thousands | −13.1 |
| November 2025 | 83.20 thousands | −12.5 |
| October 2025 | 83.60 thousands | −11.8 |
| September 2025 | 88.50 thousands | −5.5 |
| August 2025 | 89.60 thousands | −5.0 |
| July 2025 | 90.50 thousands | −3.9 |
| June 2025 | 89.90 thousands | −3.5 |
| May 2025 | 91.00 thousands | −2.7 |
| April 2025 | 91.70 thousands | −1.6 |
| March 2025 | 92.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 94.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| January 2025 | 95.00 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 94.60 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2024 | 95.10 thousands | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 94.80 thousands | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```