# All Employees: State Government — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

All Employees: State Government — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 7.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 23.90 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.5% (Sep 2020) to 15.8% (Jan 2024), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-state-government-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk-va-nc

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23.90 thousands | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 22.70 thousands | 7.6 |
| July 2026 | 22.00 thousands | 7.8 |
| June 2026 | 21.90 thousands | 8.4 |
| May 2026 | 21.50 thousands | 9.1 |
| April 2026 | 22.90 thousands | 7.5 |
| March 2026 | 22.70 thousands | 7.1 |
| February 2026 | 22.50 thousands | 6.6 |
| January 2026 | 21.40 thousands | 3.9 |
| December 2025 | 23.10 thousands | 10.5 |
| November 2025 | 23.40 thousands | 10.4 |
| October 2025 | 23.30 thousands | 10.4 |
| September 2025 | 23.30 thousands | 10.4 |
| August 2025 | 21.10 thousands | 7.1 |
| July 2025 | 20.40 thousands | 4.6 |
| June 2025 | 20.20 thousands | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 19.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 21.30 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 21.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2025 | 21.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 20.60 thousands | 0.5 |
| December 2024 | 20.90 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 21.20 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2024 | 21.10 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90920000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```