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All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

Latest (y/y)−3.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−4.6%August 2026
Level203.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 203.6 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.9% (Feb 2026) to 5.7% (Oct 2021), averaging −0.2%.

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)10012515017520022519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026203.6 thousands−3.5
August 2026202.8 thousands−4.6
July 2026207.8 thousands−3.7
June 2026205.6 thousands−5.5
May 2026202.6 thousands−6.0
April 2026204.3 thousands−5.4
March 2026202.8 thousands−6.1
February 2026202.3 thousands−6.9
January 2026203.7 thousands−6.4
December 2025208.6 thousands−5.7
November 2025210.1 thousands−5.4
October 2025211.7 thousands−5.0
September 2025210.9 thousands−4.7
August 2025212.5 thousands−4.3
July 2025215.7 thousands−3.9
June 2025217.6 thousands−3.2
May 2025215.5 thousands−3.4
April 2025216.0 thousands−3.4
March 2025215.9 thousands−3.2
February 2025217.4 thousands−2.7
January 2025217.6 thousands−2.3
December 2024221.1 thousands−1.6
November 2024222.1 thousands−1.7
October 2024222.8 thousands−1.4

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high5.7% (Oct 2021)
10-year low−6.9% (Feb 2026)
10-year average−0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.