# All Employees: Retail Trade — VA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Retail Trade — VA (statewide) (SA) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 395.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.5% (Apr 2020) to 14.2% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-42000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-retail-trade-va-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 395.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2026 | 394.8 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2026 | 393.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 393.3 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 393.4 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2026 | 394.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 392.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2026 | 391.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 391.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 389.7 thousands | −0.7 |
| November 2025 | 391.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 392.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 392.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 392.6 thousands | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 392.5 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 392.9 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 393.4 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 393.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 393.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 392.6 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 392.6 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 392.5 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 392.4 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 394.0 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```