# All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 0.08% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 251.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.6% (May 2020) to 18.8% (May 2021), averaging −0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-retail-trade-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md-wv

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 251.4 thousands | −0.08 |
| August 2026 | 252.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 254.0 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 254.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2026 | 253.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 253.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 250.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 248.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 252.8 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 262.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 259.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 253.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 251.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 254.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 255.3 thousands | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 255.5 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 254.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 252.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 253.5 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 252.3 thousands | 0.04 |
| January 2025 | 255.8 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 264.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 261.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 256.6 thousands | −0.04 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```