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

All Employees: Government — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 256.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Jul 2020) to 5.3% (Jul 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-government-arlington-alexandria-reston-va-wv-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 256.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| August 2026 | 249.1 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2026 | 242.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2026 | 259.4 thousands | −2.0 |
| May 2026 | 260.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 259.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2026 | 258.1 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2026 | 255.8 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2026 | 249.6 thousands | −4.8 |
| December 2025 | 256.9 thousands | −3.8 |
| November 2025 | 263.1 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 258.6 thousands | −2.7 |
| September 2025 | 260.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 253.7 thousands | −0.04 |
| July 2025 | 246.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 264.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 266.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 266.2 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 266.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 266.9 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2025 | 262.2 thousands | 2.1 |
| December 2024 | 267.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 271.5 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 265.9 thousands | 2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```