Makrognosis

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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

Latest (y/y)−5.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−4.6%August 2026
Level53.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 5.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 53.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.0% (May 2020) to 9.0% (Aug 2018), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)505560657019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202653.50 thousands−5.3
August 202653.70 thousands−4.6
July 202653.80 thousands−4.8
June 202654.00 thousands−5.4
May 202654.10 thousands−4.9
April 202654.30 thousands−4.6
March 202654.60 thousands−4.2
February 202654.80 thousands−4.2
January 202655.20 thousands−4.0
December 202555.80 thousands−3.8
November 202556.00 thousands−3.6
October 202556.10 thousands−3.4
September 202556.50 thousands−3.1
August 202556.30 thousands−3.9
July 202556.50 thousands−4.2
June 202557.10 thousands−2.7
May 202556.90 thousands−2.2
April 202556.90 thousands−2.2
March 202557.00 thousands−2.1
February 202557.20 thousands−3.7
January 202557.50 thousands−2.7
December 202458.00 thousands−1.0
November 202458.10 thousands−0.2
October 202458.10 thousands0.5

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 high9.0% (Aug 2018)
10-year low−8.0% (May 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

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-30000000.

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