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All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

Latest (y/y)0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.1%August 2026
Level79.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 79.40 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.1% (Apr 2020) to 14.3% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)70809010019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202679.40 thousands0.9
August 202679.90 thousands1.1
July 202679.90 thousands1.0
June 202679.70 thousands0.4
May 202679.40 thousands0.5
April 202679.00 thousands0.8
March 202678.10 thousands0.1
February 202677.80 thousands0.4
January 202678.50 thousands0.4
December 202581.10 thousands0.1
November 202580.40 thousands−0.6
October 202579.60 thousands−1.6
September 202578.70 thousands−1.9
August 202579.00 thousands−2.0
July 202579.10 thousands−1.5
June 202579.40 thousands−1.5
May 202579.00 thousands−1.5
April 202578.40 thousands−1.4
March 202578.00 thousands−1.9
February 202577.50 thousands−2.1
January 202578.20 thousands−2.0
December 202481.00 thousands−2.2
November 202480.90 thousands−2.2
October 202480.90 thousands−1.7

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 high14.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−15.1% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42000000

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-42000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Retail Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)”.