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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-professional-and-business-services-arlington-alexandria

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 439.2 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 443.4 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2026 | 445.9 thousands | −2.5 |
| June 2026 | 443.8 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2026 | 438.7 thousands | −3.7 |
| April 2026 | 441.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2026 | 436.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| February 2026 | 437.3 thousands | −4.3 |
| January 2026 | 438.5 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2025 | 446.9 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2025 | 448.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2025 | 446.2 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 447.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 454.1 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2025 | 457.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 455.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 455.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 456.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 453.8 thousands | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 456.8 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 455.8 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 456.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| November 2024 | 460.8 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 460.0 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```