# All Employees: Total Private — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Total Private — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 483.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Apr 2020) to 11.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23224.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-frederick-gaithersburg-bethesda-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 483.2 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 491.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 495.2 thousands | −0.9 |
| June 2026 | 491.4 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 487.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2026 | 483.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| March 2026 | 479.2 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 476.8 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 477.7 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 485.1 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2025 | 485.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 486.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 485.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 494.7 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 499.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 498.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 495.8 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 492.6 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 491.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 490.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 490.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 498.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2024 | 498.9 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 497.5 thousands | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```