# All Employees: Ship and Boat Building — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

All Employees: Ship and Boat Building — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 6.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 28.20 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since November 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Sep 2016) to 18.0% (Aug 2018), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336600`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-ship-and-boat-building-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28.20 thousands | −6.0 |
| August 2026 | 28.40 thousands | −5.0 |
| July 2026 | 28.60 thousands | −4.3 |
| June 2026 | 28.60 thousands | −5.6 |
| May 2026 | 28.70 thousands | −5.0 |
| April 2026 | 28.80 thousands | −5.0 |
| March 2026 | 29.10 thousands | −4.3 |
| February 2026 | 29.30 thousands | −3.6 |
| January 2026 | 29.30 thousands | −4.2 |
| December 2025 | 29.60 thousands | −3.9 |
| November 2025 | 29.80 thousands | −2.9 |
| October 2025 | 29.90 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 30.00 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2025 | 29.90 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2025 | 29.90 thousands | −3.9 |
| June 2025 | 30.30 thousands | −1.9 |
| May 2025 | 30.20 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2025 | 30.30 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 30.40 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 30.40 thousands | −3.8 |
| January 2025 | 30.60 thousands | −1.9 |
| December 2024 | 30.80 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 30.70 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 30.70 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336600"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336600",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```