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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-transportation-equipment-manufacturing-virginia-beach

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29.30 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2026 | 29.50 thousands | −5.1 |
| July 2026 | 29.70 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2026 | 29.80 thousands | −5.7 |
| May 2026 | 29.80 thousands | −5.1 |
| April 2026 | 30.00 thousands | −5.1 |
| March 2026 | 30.30 thousands | −4.1 |
| February 2026 | 30.40 thousands | −4.4 |
| January 2026 | 30.50 thousands | −4.4 |
| December 2025 | 30.80 thousands | −4.3 |
| November 2025 | 31.00 thousands | −3.7 |
| October 2025 | 31.10 thousands | −3.4 |
| September 2025 | 31.30 thousands | −3.1 |
| August 2025 | 31.10 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 31.20 thousands | −4.3 |
| June 2025 | 31.60 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 31.40 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 31.60 thousands | −1.2 |
| March 2025 | 31.60 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 31.80 thousands | −4.2 |
| January 2025 | 31.90 thousands | −2.7 |
| December 2024 | 32.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| November 2024 | 32.20 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 32.20 thousands | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31336000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```