# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (SA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (SA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 3,293.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.3% (Apr 2020) to 7.3% (May 2021), averaging 0.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,293.1 thousands | −2.0 |
| August 2026 | 3,301.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2026 | 3,316.5 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2026 | 3,311.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 3,302.9 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2026 | 3,302.9 thousands | −2.8 |
| March 2026 | 3,299.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2026 | 3,293.0 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2026 | 3,303.2 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2025 | 3,312.4 thousands | −2.9 |
| November 2025 | 3,311.7 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2025 | 3,311.5 thousands | −2.7 |
| September 2025 | 3,359.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 3,367.2 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 3,376.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 3,384.6 thousands | 0.01 |
| May 2025 | 3,396.4 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 3,396.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 3,402.7 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2025 | 3,404.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 3,405.6 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 3,411.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 3,408.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 3,403.5 thousands | 1.6 |

## API

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

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