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

All Employees: Total Private — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,615.4 thousands.
That is the highest reading since September 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.0% (Apr 2020) to 9.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.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-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md-wv

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,615.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| August 2026 | 2,634.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 2,657.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 2,651.5 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2026 | 2,625.7 thousands | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 2,619.0 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 2,599.4 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2026 | 2,585.5 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 2,595.3 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2025 | 2,647.9 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 2,651.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| October 2025 | 2,647.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2025 | 2,643.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,671.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 2,686.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 2,694.5 thousands | 0.10 |
| May 2025 | 2,678.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,667.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 2,654.3 thousands | 0.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,650.5 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,646.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,686.5 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 2,691.4 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 2,682.1 thousands | 1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```