# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 126.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (Jun 2020) to 6.7% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23224.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-frederick-gaithersburg

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 126.6 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 128.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 128.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 127.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 125.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 124.9 thousands | −2.9 |
| March 2026 | 123.7 thousands | −3.9 |
| February 2026 | 123.6 thousands | −4.0 |
| January 2026 | 122.9 thousands | −4.4 |
| December 2025 | 123.9 thousands | −5.3 |
| November 2025 | 124.3 thousands | −5.4 |
| October 2025 | 125.6 thousands | −4.8 |
| September 2025 | 125.0 thousands | −5.1 |
| August 2025 | 127.8 thousands | −4.3 |
| July 2025 | 128.9 thousands | −4.3 |
| June 2025 | 128.6 thousands | −3.8 |
| May 2025 | 129.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| April 2025 | 128.6 thousands | −3.7 |
| March 2025 | 128.7 thousands | −3.3 |
| February 2025 | 128.7 thousands | −3.2 |
| January 2025 | 128.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 130.9 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 131.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 132.0 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```