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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

Latest (y/y)−4.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−4.5%August 2026
Level676.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 4.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 676.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Feb 2026) to 4.1% (Jul 2021), averaging −0.1%.

All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands)50055060065070075019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026676.6 thousands−4.6
August 2026662.9 thousands−4.5
July 2026669.9 thousands−5.9
June 2026678.8 thousands−5.9
May 2026679.4 thousands−6.5
April 2026677.6 thousands−6.7
March 2026677.5 thousands−7.1
February 2026674.7 thousands−7.4
January 2026667.3 thousands−7.3
December 2025684.5 thousands−6.4
November 2025691.4 thousands−6.2
October 2025685.4 thousands−6.0
September 2025709.4 thousands−2.1
August 2025693.9 thousands−1.9
July 2025711.7 thousands−1.1
June 2025721.0 thousands−0.3
May 2025726.4 thousands0.07
April 2025726.6 thousands0.7
March 2025729.4 thousands0.2
February 2025728.7 thousands1.0
January 2025719.6 thousands0.6
December 2024731.2 thousands1.9
November 2024736.9 thousands1.9
October 2024729.5 thousands1.7

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 high4.1% (Jul 2021)
10-year low−7.4% (Feb 2026)
10-year average−0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)”.