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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-wholesale-trade-washington-arlington-alexandria-dc-va-md

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 58.80 thousands | −2.3 |
| August 2026 | 59.40 thousands | −1.7 |
| July 2026 | 59.70 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2026 | 60.40 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 60.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2026 | 60.10 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 59.70 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2026 | 59.30 thousands | −2.9 |
| January 2026 | 59.40 thousands | −3.1 |
| December 2025 | 60.30 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2025 | 60.40 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 60.10 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2025 | 60.20 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 60.40 thousands | −3.4 |
| July 2025 | 60.70 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 60.70 thousands | −2.9 |
| May 2025 | 60.70 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2025 | 60.70 thousands | −2.7 |
| March 2025 | 60.70 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 61.10 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2025 | 61.30 thousands | −2.9 |
| December 2024 | 61.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 62.00 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 62.40 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```