# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — WA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — WA (statewide) (SA) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 549.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.7% (May 2020) to 11.6% (Apr 2022), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-WA.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-wa-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 549.1 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 547.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 550.2 thousands | 1.4 |
| June 2026 | 547.8 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2026 | 546.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 547.7 thousands | 1.4 |
| March 2026 | 546.9 thousands | 1.5 |
| February 2026 | 545.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2026 | 541.4 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2025 | 539.9 thousands | −0.06 |
| November 2025 | 542.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2025 | 543.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 542.5 thousands | −0.06 |
| August 2025 | 543.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 542.6 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2025 | 542.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2025 | 543.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 540.3 thousands | 0.09 |
| March 2025 | 538.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 538.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 539.9 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 540.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 538.7 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 540.2 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

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

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