# All Employees: Social Assistance — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA)

All Employees: Social Assistance — Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (NSA) was up 8.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 53.10 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.9% (May 2020) to 27.1% (Jan 2018), averaging 6.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-social-assistance-portland-vancouver-hillsboro-or-wa-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 53.10 thousands | 8.6 |
| August 2026 | 53.00 thousands | 7.7 |
| July 2026 | 53.20 thousands | 8.4 |
| June 2026 | 53.40 thousands | 8.3 |
| May 2026 | 52.70 thousands | 5.8 |
| April 2026 | 52.40 thousands | 5.9 |
| March 2026 | 52.70 thousands | 7.8 |
| February 2026 | 51.70 thousands | 6.8 |
| January 2026 | 51.90 thousands | 6.8 |
| December 2025 | 51.10 thousands | 5.6 |
| November 2025 | 50.50 thousands | 5.4 |
| October 2025 | 50.30 thousands | 5.7 |
| September 2025 | 48.90 thousands | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 49.20 thousands | 4.9 |
| July 2025 | 49.10 thousands | 4.7 |
| June 2025 | 49.30 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 49.80 thousands | 6.2 |
| April 2025 | 49.50 thousands | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 48.90 thousands | 6.5 |
| February 2025 | 48.40 thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 48.60 thousands | 7.3 |
| December 2024 | 48.40 thousands | 7.1 |
| November 2024 | 47.90 thousands | 7.2 |
| October 2024 | 47.60 thousands | 7.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-38900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```