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All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

Latest (y/y)−1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.5%August 2026
Level16.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 16.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.6% (Jun 2020) to 24.8% (May 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)51015202519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202616.60 thousands−1.8
August 202616.60 thousands2.5
July 202616.60 thousands4.4
June 202616.80 thousands6.3
May 202616.60 thousands1.8
April 202616.60 thousands0.6
March 202616.40 thousands−1.2
February 202616.20 thousands0.6
January 202616.00 thousands0.0
December 202516.70 thousands−4.6
November 202517.10 thousands−7.6
October 202516.90 thousands−8.6
September 202516.90 thousands−5.1
August 202516.20 thousands−8.5
July 202515.90 thousands−10.7
June 202515.80 thousands−9.2
May 202516.30 thousands−9.9
April 202516.50 thousands−9.8
March 202516.60 thousands−9.3
February 202516.10 thousands−9.0
January 202516.00 thousands−8.6
December 202417.50 thousands−10.3
November 202418.50 thousands−8.9
October 202418.50 thousands−10.2

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 high24.8% (May 2021)
10-year low−17.6% (Jun 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Employment Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)”.