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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-leisure-and-hospitality-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 98.00 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 101.9 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 101.7 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2026 | 100.8 thousands | 0.10 |
| May 2026 | 96.70 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 93.50 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2026 | 91.40 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2026 | 89.30 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2026 | 90.50 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 92.00 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 92.80 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 93.80 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 95.70 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 100.8 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2025 | 101.7 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 100.7 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 98.50 thousands | 1.4 |
| April 2025 | 94.10 thousands | 0.7 |
| March 2025 | 91.10 thousands | 0.7 |
| February 2025 | 89.00 thousands | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 89.10 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 91.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 91.60 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 92.90 thousands | −0.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```