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All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.2%August 2026
Level1,239.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 1,239.9 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.8% (Apr 2020) to 11.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.2%.

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)4006008001,0001,20019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20261,239.9 thousands−0.6
August 20261,251.0 thousands−1.2
July 20261,260.8 thousands−0.8
June 20261,258.4 thousands−1.0
May 20261,242.1 thousands−1.6
April 20261,237.8 thousands−1.4
March 20261,228.9 thousands−1.6
February 20261,224.7 thousands−1.8
January 20261,229.9 thousands−1.4
December 20251,249.7 thousands−0.6
November 20251,252.0 thousands−0.7
October 20251,245.9 thousands−0.8
September 20251,247.0 thousands−0.4
August 20251,265.8 thousands0.1
July 20251,270.7 thousands0.4
June 20251,271.6 thousands0.9
May 20251,261.7 thousands1.4
April 20251,255.0 thousands1.4
March 20251,248.3 thousands1.7
February 20251,247.3 thousands1.9
January 20251,247.5 thousands2.0
December 20241,257.4 thousands1.6
November 20241,261.2 thousands1.8
October 20241,255.6 thousands1.9

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 high11.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−12.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

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-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Private Service Providing — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.