# All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — VA (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — VA (statewide) (NSA) was down 7.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.70 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since December 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.5% (May 2020) to 19.8% (Jun 2026), averaging 0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-private-colleges-universities-and-professional-schools-va

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.70 thousands | −7.6 |
| August 2026 | 33.70 thousands | 2.1 |
| July 2026 | 32.70 thousands | 10.1 |
| June 2026 | 33.30 thousands | 19.8 |
| May 2026 | 35.30 thousands | 18.5 |
| April 2026 | 41.10 thousands | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 41.60 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2026 | 41.10 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 39.80 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 34.30 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2025 | 41.50 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 41.00 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 39.70 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 33.00 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 29.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 27.80 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 29.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| April 2025 | 40.30 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 40.50 thousands | 0.2 |
| February 2025 | 40.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 38.90 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 33.20 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2024 | 40.80 thousands | 0.2 |
| October 2024 | 40.60 thousands | −0.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```