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

All Employees: Total Private — VA (statewide) (SA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 3,491.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.6% (Apr 2020) to 10.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-05000000`
- 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-private-va-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,491.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2026 | 3,484.3 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 3,477.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2026 | 3,477.5 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2026 | 3,477.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2026 | 3,485.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| March 2026 | 3,487.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 3,481.2 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2026 | 3,495.1 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2025 | 3,496.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 3,502.9 thousands | −0.00 |
| October 2025 | 3,497.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2025 | 3,509.3 thousands | 0.08 |
| August 2025 | 3,511.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 3,512.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 3,522.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 3,525.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| April 2025 | 3,519.4 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2025 | 3,515.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 3,512.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| January 2025 | 3,511.2 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 3,504.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| November 2024 | 3,503.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| October 2024 | 3,502.8 thousands | 1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA.PAYEMS.M.SA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```