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All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

Latest (y/y)0.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.5%August 2026
Level572.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 572.4 thousands.

That is the highest reading since February 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.2% (Apr 2020) to 13.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)30035040045050055060019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026572.4 thousands0.8
August 2026575.7 thousands0.5
July 2026575.7 thousands0.1
June 2026574.7 thousands0.2
May 2026569.2 thousands−0.4
April 2026566.4 thousands−0.3
March 2026562.1 thousands−0.1
February 2026559.8 thousands0.02
January 2026563.3 thousands0.7
December 2025568.3 thousands0.5
November 2025570.0 thousands0.1
October 2025567.9 thousands−0.3
September 2025567.7 thousands0.0
August 2025572.9 thousands−0.02
July 2025575.1 thousands0.05
June 2025573.8 thousands0.5
May 2025571.6 thousands0.7
April 2025568.1 thousands0.5
March 2025562.7 thousands0.7
February 2025559.7 thousands0.8
January 2025559.5 thousands1.0
December 2024565.7 thousands0.4
November 2024569.3 thousands0.5
October 2024569.6 thousands0.6

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 high13.8% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

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-08000000.

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