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All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

Latest (y/y)−1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.4%August 2026
Level439.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 439.2 thousands.

That is the highest reading since July 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Feb 2026) to 3.9% (May 2021), averaging 1.2%.

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — 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: Professional and Business Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)10020030040050019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026439.2 thousands−1.7
August 2026443.4 thousands−2.4
July 2026445.9 thousands−2.5
June 2026443.8 thousands−2.5
May 2026438.7 thousands−3.7
April 2026441.0 thousands−3.3
March 2026436.9 thousands−3.7
February 2026437.3 thousands−4.3
January 2026438.5 thousands−3.8
December 2025446.9 thousands−2.2
November 2025448.5 thousands−2.7
October 2025446.2 thousands−3.0
September 2025447.0 thousands−2.4
August 2025454.1 thousands−1.8
July 2025457.2 thousands−1.1
June 2025455.4 thousands−0.6
May 2025455.4 thousands0.3
April 2025456.0 thousands0.7
March 2025453.8 thousands1.1
February 2025456.8 thousands1.5
January 2025455.8 thousands1.7
December 2024456.9 thousands1.4
November 2024460.8 thousands1.4
October 2024460.0 thousands1.2

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 high3.9% (May 2021)
10-year low−4.3% (Feb 2026)
10-year average1.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

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-60000000.

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