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All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

Latest (y/y)1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.4%August 2026
Level57.80 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 57.80 thousands.

That is the highest reading since November 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.2% (Feb 2026) to 6.3% (Apr 2024), averaging 1.7%.

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
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All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202657.80 thousands1.6
August 202658.20 thousands1.4
July 202658.70 thousands1.4
June 202658.30 thousands0.9
May 202657.40 thousands−0.3
April 202657.70 thousands−1.0
March 202656.90 thousands−1.4
February 202657.20 thousands−2.2
January 202657.80 thousands−0.9
December 202557.20 thousands−1.4
November 202557.20 thousands−1.9
October 202556.90 thousands−2.1
September 202556.90 thousands−1.9
August 202557.40 thousands−1.5
July 202557.90 thousands−1.5
June 202557.80 thousands−0.7
May 202557.60 thousands−0.7
April 202558.30 thousands−1.0
March 202557.70 thousands−1.2
February 202558.50 thousands0.2
January 202558.30 thousands0.9
December 202458.00 thousands0.5
November 202458.30 thousands1.7
October 202458.10 thousands2.3

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 high6.3% (Apr 2024)
10-year low−2.2% (Feb 2026)
10-year average1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

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-60540000.

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