# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — VA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — VA (statewide) (SA) was down 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 788.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Jun 2020) to 4.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-professional-and-business-services-va-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 788.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| August 2026 | 789.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2026 | 785.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| June 2026 | 788.1 thousands | −2.6 |
| May 2026 | 785.2 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2026 | 789.5 thousands | −2.9 |
| March 2026 | 790.7 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2026 | 793.1 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 796.2 thousands | −2.3 |
| December 2025 | 803.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2025 | 804.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2025 | 797.9 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 803.4 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2025 | 804.4 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 806.8 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 809.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 812.1 thousands | −0.04 |
| April 2025 | 812.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 812.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 814.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 815.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| December 2024 | 812.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 814.2 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 814.8 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```