# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 186.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.2% (May 2020) to 7.4% (Jul 2022), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38900.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-portland-vancouver

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 186.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2026 | 184.8 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2026 | 184.0 thousands | −3.6 |
| June 2026 | 184.5 thousands | −4.0 |
| May 2026 | 184.8 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2026 | 184.4 thousands | −4.7 |
| March 2026 | 183.7 thousands | −4.5 |
| February 2026 | 183.2 thousands | −4.6 |
| January 2026 | 182.8 thousands | −4.8 |
| December 2025 | 188.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| November 2025 | 189.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| October 2025 | 188.9 thousands | −2.9 |
| September 2025 | 189.6 thousands | −3.0 |
| August 2025 | 190.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2025 | 190.9 thousands | −1.7 |
| June 2025 | 192.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| May 2025 | 193.4 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 193.5 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2025 | 192.4 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 192.1 thousands | −2.1 |
| January 2025 | 192.1 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2024 | 193.7 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 194.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 194.6 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```