# All Employees: Federal Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

All Employees: Federal Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 11.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −11.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 312.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.4% (Jan 2026) to 3.5% (Sep 2020), averaging −1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.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-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 312.6 thousands | −11.6 |
| August 2026 | 311.9 thousands | −11.8 |
| July 2026 | 314.0 thousands | −13.8 |
| June 2026 | 313.0 thousands | −14.3 |
| May 2026 | 312.6 thousands | −14.8 |
| April 2026 | 313.4 thousands | −15.2 |
| March 2026 | 314.0 thousands | −15.8 |
| February 2026 | 314.3 thousands | −16.3 |
| January 2026 | 314.3 thousands | −16.4 |
| December 2025 | 325.4 thousands | −13.8 |
| November 2025 | 326.9 thousands | −13.6 |
| October 2025 | 326.8 thousands | −13.5 |
| September 2025 | 353.8 thousands | −6.1 |
| August 2025 | 353.5 thousands | −5.9 |
| July 2025 | 364.2 thousands | −4.0 |
| June 2025 | 365.1 thousands | −3.2 |
| May 2025 | 367.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 369.5 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 373.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 375.5 thousands | 0.08 |
| January 2025 | 375.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 377.4 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 378.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 377.7 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90910000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```