# District of Columbia Employment (household survey)

District of Columbia Employment (household survey) was down 2.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −2.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 380,414 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (May 2020) to 7.0% (Apr 2022), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-DC.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/district-of-columbia-employment-household-survey-not-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 380,414 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 379,674 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 382,457 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 377,433 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 377,209 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 379,329 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 379,767 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 380,928 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 377,509 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 382,881 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 381,416 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 378,669 thousands | −2.7 |
| August 2025 | 378,170 thousands | −2.2 |
| July 2025 | 389,692 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2025 | 389,619 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 384,898 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 389,067 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 391,957 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 393,994 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 390,797 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 391,619 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2024 | 391,918 thousands | 0.05 |
| October 2024 | 390,915 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 389,157 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-DC.EMP.M.NSA"

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