# All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 0.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 397.8 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.8% (May 2020) to 13.1% (May 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-trade-transportation-and-utilities-washington-arlington

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 397.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| August 2026 | 399.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2026 | 401.6 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 402.7 thousands | 0.02 |
| May 2026 | 400.8 thousands | 0.07 |
| April 2026 | 399.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 396.4 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 395.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 401.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| December 2025 | 416.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 410.8 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2025 | 401.8 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2025 | 398.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 401.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 403.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 402.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 400.5 thousands | −0.02 |
| April 2025 | 398.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 401.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 401.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 405.4 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 417.7 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 412.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 405.4 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```