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All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.2%August 2026
Level126.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 126.7 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Dec 2020) to 7.4% (Aug 2022), averaging 1.1%.

All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026126.7 thousands1.4
August 2026121.4 thousands−0.2
July 2026121.7 thousands−0.3
June 2026129.0 thousands−0.4
May 2026129.3 thousands−0.9
April 2026129.1 thousands−0.5
March 2026129.1 thousands−0.6
February 2026128.8 thousands−0.2
January 2026128.3 thousands−0.08
December 2025129.4 thousands1.9
November 2025129.6 thousands1.8
October 2025128.8 thousands2.1
September 2025124.9 thousands3.7
August 2025121.6 thousands2.2
July 2025122.1 thousands2.3
June 2025129.5 thousands1.4
May 2025130.5 thousands2.1
April 2025129.7 thousands1.6
March 2025129.9 thousands2.0
February 2025129.0 thousands2.3
January 2025128.4 thousands3.0
December 2024127.0 thousands0.9
November 2024127.3 thousands1.1
October 2024126.2 thousands0.8

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 high7.4% (Aug 2022)
10-year low−11.1% (Dec 2020)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

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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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Local Government — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)”.