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

All Employees: State Government — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 86.30 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (Apr 2023) to 9.4% (Mar 2017), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-state-government-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 86.30 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 83.80 thousands | 2.9 |
| July 2026 | 94.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 84.20 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 84.60 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 85.90 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 85.70 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2026 | 85.50 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2026 | 82.60 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 84.10 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 86.30 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 85.40 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2025 | 85.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 81.40 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 94.40 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 82.60 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 84.80 thousands | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 86.30 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 86.10 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 85.70 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 81.80 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2024 | 85.90 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 86.70 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 85.80 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```