# All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 142.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (Apr 2020) to 11.1% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-trade-transportation-and-utilities-virginia-beach

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 142.8 thousands | 1.3 |
| August 2026 | 143.3 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 143.2 thousands | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 142.7 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 142.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2026 | 141.6 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2026 | 140.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 140.3 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2026 | 141.1 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 145.5 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2025 | 144.5 thousands | −0.1 |
| October 2025 | 142.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 141.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 141.5 thousands | −0.4 |
| July 2025 | 141.8 thousands | −0.07 |
| June 2025 | 142.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| May 2025 | 142.1 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 141.1 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2025 | 141.4 thousands | 2.5 |
| February 2025 | 141.1 thousands | 2.5 |
| January 2025 | 141.1 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 145.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 144.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 143.5 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```