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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−2.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.7%August 2026
Level58.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 58.80 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Jun 2020) to 6.1% (Jul 2022), averaging −0.1%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands)5560657019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202658.80 thousands−2.3
August 202659.40 thousands−1.7
July 202659.70 thousands−1.6
June 202660.40 thousands−0.5
May 202660.30 thousands−0.7
April 202660.10 thousands−1.0
March 202659.70 thousands−1.6
February 202659.30 thousands−2.9
January 202659.40 thousands−3.1
December 202560.30 thousands−2.1
November 202560.40 thousands−2.6
October 202560.10 thousands−3.7
September 202560.20 thousands−3.5
August 202560.40 thousands−3.4
July 202560.70 thousands−3.2
June 202560.70 thousands−2.9
May 202560.70 thousands−2.6
April 202560.70 thousands−2.7
March 202560.70 thousands−2.7
February 202561.10 thousands−2.6
January 202561.30 thousands−2.9
December 202461.60 thousands−2.5
November 202462.00 thousands−1.7
October 202462.40 thousands−1.3

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high6.1% (Jul 2022)
10-year low−5.8% (Jun 2020)
10-year average−0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (NSA)”.