Makrognosis

All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest (y/y)0.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.2%August 2026
Level668.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 668.4 thousands.

That is the highest reading since June 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (Apr 2020) to 12.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)40045050055060065070019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026668.4 thousands0.2
August 2026671.3 thousands−0.2
July 2026671.4 thousands−0.5
June 2026670.9 thousands−0.5
May 2026665.8 thousands−0.9
April 2026663.1 thousands−0.7
March 2026659.0 thousands−0.5
February 2026655.8 thousands−0.5
January 2026659.8 thousands0.1
December 2025665.5 thousands−0.1
November 2025668.1 thousands−0.3
October 2025666.5 thousands−0.5
September 2025667.1 thousands−0.2
August 2025672.4 thousands−0.3
July 2025674.8 thousands−0.3
June 2025674.2 thousands0.3
May 2025671.6 thousands0.6
April 2025667.8 thousands0.4
March 2025662.2 thousands0.5
February 2025659.3 thousands0.5
January 2025659.0 thousands0.7
December 2024666.2 thousands0.4
November 2024669.9 thousands0.5
October 2024670.1 thousands0.7

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
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high12.4% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

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.NSA.IND-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Total Private — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)”.