# All Employees: Total Private — DC (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Total Private — DC (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 511.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.5% (Jan 2021) to 8.0% (May 2022), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- 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-private-dc-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 511.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2026 | 508.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2026 | 514.3 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2026 | 515.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 511.4 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2026 | 514.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| March 2026 | 510.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| February 2026 | 507.7 thousands | −3.3 |
| January 2026 | 504.6 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2025 | 516.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| November 2025 | 517.9 thousands | −3.3 |
| October 2025 | 519.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| September 2025 | 516.3 thousands | −2.9 |
| August 2025 | 514.6 thousands | −2.4 |
| July 2025 | 520.3 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 526.7 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 524.6 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 526.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 524.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 524.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 523.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 533.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 535.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| October 2024 | 535.5 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DC.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DC.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```