# All Employees: Total Nonfarm — VA (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — VA (statewide) (SA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 4,250.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,250.6 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2026 | 4,242.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 4,234.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2026 | 4,241.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 4,238.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 4,245.2 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2026 | 4,245.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 4,238.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 4,248.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2025 | 4,252.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 4,262.7 thousands | −0.08 |
| October 2025 | 4,253.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 4,276.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 4,278.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 4,280.1 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2025 | 4,287.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| May 2025 | 4,289.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| April 2025 | 4,283.7 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 4,278.8 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 4,277.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 4,275.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 4,269.2 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 4,265.9 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 4,264.6 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

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

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