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All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.0%August 2026
Level872.7 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 872.7 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.6% (Apr 2020) to 12.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands)40050060070080090019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026872.7 thousands−0.5
August 2026873.3 thousands−1.0
July 2026872.1 thousands−0.8
June 2026870.4 thousands−1.4
May 2026864.3 thousands−2.4
April 2026860.3 thousands−2.7
March 2026857.6 thousands−2.2
February 2026856.5 thousands−2.0
January 2026861.8 thousands−1.5
December 2025877.7 thousands−1.2
November 2025876.1 thousands−1.1
October 2025874.0 thousands−1.2
September 2025876.9 thousands−1.1
August 2025882.0 thousands−0.2
July 2025879.5 thousands−0.2
June 2025883.1 thousands−0.2
May 2025885.1 thousands0.3
April 2025883.9 thousands0.4
March 2025876.7 thousands−0.2
February 2025874.4 thousands−0.1
January 2025874.8 thousands0.6
December 2024888.6 thousands0.02
November 2024886.2 thousands−0.1
October 2024884.7 thousands0.2

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 high12.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−15.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-38900.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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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-08000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Private Service Providing — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)”.