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All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336000

Latest (y/y)−6.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.1%August 2026
Level29.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 6.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 29.30 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since May 2020.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.3% (Sep 2016) to 16.8% (Aug 2018), averaging 1.6%.

All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)152025303519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202629.30 thousands−6.4
August 202629.50 thousands−5.1
July 202629.70 thousands−4.8
June 202629.80 thousands−5.7
May 202629.80 thousands−5.1
April 202630.00 thousands−5.1
March 202630.30 thousands−4.1
February 202630.40 thousands−4.4
January 202630.50 thousands−4.4
December 202530.80 thousands−4.3
November 202531.00 thousands−3.7
October 202531.10 thousands−3.4
September 202531.30 thousands−3.1
August 202531.10 thousands−3.7
July 202531.20 thousands−4.3
June 202531.60 thousands−2.5
May 202531.40 thousands−2.2
April 202531.60 thousands−1.2
March 202531.60 thousands−1.6
February 202531.80 thousands−4.2
January 202531.90 thousands−2.7
December 202432.20 thousands0.0
November 202432.20 thousands0.9
October 202432.20 thousands0.6

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 high16.8% (Aug 2018)
10-year low−8.3% (Sep 2016)
10-year average1.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336000

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-31336000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)”.