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All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000

Latest (y/y)2.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level98.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 98.00 thousands.

That is the highest reading since December 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.4% (Apr 2020) to 57.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−50%−25%0%25%50%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)40608010019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202698.00 thousands2.4
August 2026101.9 thousands1.1
July 2026101.7 thousands0.0
June 2026100.8 thousands0.10
May 202696.70 thousands−1.8
April 202693.50 thousands−0.6
March 202691.40 thousands0.3
February 202689.30 thousands0.3
January 202690.50 thousands1.6
December 202592.00 thousands0.8
November 202592.80 thousands1.3
October 202593.80 thousands1.0
September 202595.70 thousands1.7
August 2025100.8 thousands1.9
July 2025101.7 thousands1.2
June 2025100.7 thousands0.9
May 202598.50 thousands1.4
April 202594.10 thousands0.7
March 202591.10 thousands0.7
February 202589.00 thousands0.5
January 202589.10 thousands0.7
December 202491.30 thousands0.0
November 202491.60 thousands−0.4
October 202492.90 thousands−0.1

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 high57.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−46.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000

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-70000000.

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