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

All Employees: Local Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was up 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 277.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.2% (Jul 2020) to 7.0% (Jul 2021), averaging 1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-local-government-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 277.7 thousands | 2.9 |
| August 2026 | 267.2 thousands | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 261.5 thousands | 3.3 |
| June 2026 | 281.6 thousands | 3.0 |
| May 2026 | 282.2 thousands | 2.8 |
| April 2026 | 278.3 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2026 | 277.8 thousands | 2.8 |
| February 2026 | 274.9 thousands | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 270.4 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2025 | 275.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| November 2025 | 278.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 273.2 thousands | 2.7 |
| September 2025 | 269.8 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2025 | 259.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 253.1 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 273.3 thousands | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 274.6 thousands | 3.0 |
| April 2025 | 270.8 thousands | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 270.3 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 267.5 thousands | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 262.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| December 2024 | 267.9 thousands | 2.6 |
| November 2024 | 272.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| October 2024 | 266.0 thousands | 3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```