Makrognosis

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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

Latest (y/y)−4.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.1%August 2026
Level133.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 133.1 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Dec 2025) to 3.5% (Sep 2022), averaging −0.2%.

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical 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, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)608010012014016019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026133.1 thousands−4.2
August 2026133.0 thousands−5.1
July 2026135.9 thousands−5.0
June 2026135.0 thousands−5.9
May 2026133.2 thousands−6.0
April 2026134.5 thousands−5.9
March 2026134.2 thousands−6.7
February 2026135.2 thousands−7.3
January 2026136.1 thousands−7.2
December 2025137.9 thousands−7.4
November 2025138.9 thousands−6.8
October 2025139.5 thousands−6.5
September 2025138.9 thousands−6.3
August 2025140.2 thousands−6.1
July 2025143.1 thousands−5.7
June 2025143.4 thousands−5.1
May 2025141.7 thousands−5.0
April 2025143.0 thousands−4.6
March 2025143.8 thousands−4.3
February 2025145.8 thousands−3.6
January 2025146.7 thousands−2.7
December 2024149.0 thousands−1.7
November 2024149.1 thousands−1.7
October 2024149.2 thousands−1.3

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 high3.5% (Sep 2022)
10-year low−7.4% (Dec 2025)
10-year average−0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47764.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

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-60540000.

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