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All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA)

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.SA

Latest (y/y)−0.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.5%August 2026
Level831.8 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 831.8 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (Apr 2020) to 9.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA), level (thousands)60065070075080085019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026831.8 thousands−0.4
August 2026829.1 thousands−0.5
July 2026826.1 thousands−0.8
June 2026827.5 thousands−0.8
May 2026827.8 thousands−1.0
April 2026828.5 thousands−0.8
March 2026829.3 thousands−0.6
February 2026829.7 thousands−0.5
January 2026831.9 thousands−0.3
December 2025830.0 thousands−0.3
November 2025831.3 thousands−0.1
October 2025831.7 thousands−0.1
September 2025835.0 thousands0.2
August 2025833.2 thousands0.2
July 2025832.9 thousands0.2
June 2025834.0 thousands0.2
May 2025836.4 thousands0.6
April 2025835.5 thousands0.5
March 2025834.0 thousands0.2
February 2025833.5 thousands0.5
January 2025834.0 thousands0.7
December 2024832.3 thousands0.7
November 2024832.4 thousands0.9
October 2024832.8 thousands1.0

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
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high9.3% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−11.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.SA

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.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Total Nonfarm — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (SA)”.