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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

Latest (y/y)−2.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.0%August 2026
Level512.0 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 512.0 thousands.

That is the highest reading since March 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.6% (Jan 2026) to 3.5% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.4%.

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands)20030040050060019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026512.0 thousands−2.3
August 2026516.9 thousands−3.0
July 2026522.2 thousands−3.3
June 2026516.8 thousands−4.1
May 2026512.0 thousands−5.0
April 2026515.2 thousands−5.2
March 2026511.0 thousands−5.9
February 2026515.1 thousands−6.4
January 2026515.9 thousands−6.6
December 2025523.8 thousands−5.4
November 2025525.4 thousands−5.6
October 2025525.8 thousands−5.6
September 2025524.3 thousands−5.2
August 2025533.1 thousands−4.5
July 2025540.2 thousands−4.0
June 2025539.1 thousands−3.5
May 2025539.0 thousands−3.0
April 2025543.4 thousands−2.6
March 2025543.3 thousands−2.3
February 2025550.4 thousands−1.6
January 2025552.4 thousands−1.1
December 2024553.9 thousands−1.0
November 2024556.4 thousands−0.9
October 2024556.7 thousands−0.8

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% (Aug 2022)
10-year low−6.6% (Jan 2026)
10-year average0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47900.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-47900.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-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)”.