# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 769.4 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.9% (Feb 2026) to 4.2% (Jun 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.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-washington-arlington

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 769.4 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 774.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| July 2026 | 782.4 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2026 | 776.7 thousands | −3.1 |
| May 2026 | 767.2 thousands | −4.1 |
| April 2026 | 770.2 thousands | −3.8 |
| March 2026 | 763.4 thousands | −4.4 |
| February 2026 | 763.2 thousands | −4.9 |
| January 2026 | 765.1 thousands | −4.6 |
| December 2025 | 779.4 thousands | −3.6 |
| November 2025 | 782.9 thousands | −3.9 |
| October 2025 | 783.5 thousands | −3.8 |
| September 2025 | 782.9 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 794.4 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2025 | 801.8 thousands | −2.4 |
| June 2025 | 801.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 799.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 800.6 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 798.4 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 802.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2025 | 802.0 thousands | −0.1 |
| December 2024 | 808.9 thousands | 0.06 |
| November 2024 | 814.3 thousands | 0.05 |
| October 2024 | 814.8 thousands | −0.01 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```