# All Employees: Government — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

All Employees: Government — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 164.5 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Mar 2021) to 5.0% (Mar 2024), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-government-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk-va-nc-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 164.5 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2026 | 160.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| July 2026 | 158.7 thousands | −1.6 |
| June 2026 | 164.8 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2026 | 163.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 164.7 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 164.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 164.5 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 162.8 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2025 | 165.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 167.9 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 165.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 167.7 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2025 | 162.3 thousands | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 161.2 thousands | 2.2 |
| June 2025 | 166.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 165.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 167.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 166.7 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2025 | 166.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 165.8 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2024 | 166.4 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 169.6 thousands | 2.3 |
| October 2024 | 166.1 thousands | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```