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All Employees: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000

Latest (y/y)0.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.1%August 2026
Level70.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 70.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.3% (May 2020) to 11.5% (May 2021), averaging 2.5%.

All Employees: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Social Assistance — 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: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands)2040608019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202670.60 thousands0.4
August 202670.50 thousands0.1
July 202670.60 thousands−0.3
June 202670.70 thousands−0.8
May 202670.30 thousands−1.1
April 202670.30 thousands−0.8
March 202670.10 thousands−0.6
February 202670.00 thousands−0.4
January 202670.20 thousands0.1
December 202570.40 thousands−0.6
November 202570.00 thousands−0.3
October 202570.00 thousands0.9
September 202570.30 thousands1.3
August 202570.40 thousands2.0
July 202570.80 thousands2.3
June 202571.30 thousands3.3
May 202571.10 thousands4.6
April 202570.90 thousands4.4
March 202570.50 thousands5.1
February 202570.30 thousands5.1
January 202570.10 thousands5.6
December 202470.80 thousands7.8
November 202470.20 thousands8.3
October 202469.40 thousands6.9

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 high11.5% (May 2021)
10-year low−20.3% (May 2020)
10-year average2.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000

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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Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Social Assistance — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)”.