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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.0%August 2026
Level19.50 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 19.50 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (May 2020) to 5.6% (Apr 2022), averaging 0.3%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands)16182022242619901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202619.50 thousands−0.5
August 202619.60 thousands−1.0
July 202619.80 thousands0.0
June 202619.70 thousands0.0
May 202619.80 thousands0.0
April 202619.60 thousands−1.0
March 202619.60 thousands−1.0
February 202619.50 thousands−2.0
January 202619.30 thousands−2.5
December 202519.60 thousands−1.5
November 202519.70 thousands−1.0
October 202519.70 thousands−1.0
September 202519.60 thousands−1.0
August 202519.80 thousands−0.5
July 202519.80 thousands−1.0
June 202519.70 thousands−0.5
May 202519.80 thousands−0.5
April 202519.80 thousands0.0
March 202519.80 thousands0.5
February 202519.90 thousands1.0
January 202519.80 thousands0.5
December 202419.90 thousands0.5
November 202419.90 thousands1.0
October 202419.90 thousands1.5

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 high5.6% (Apr 2022)
10-year low−6.3% (May 2020)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-47260.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

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-41000000.

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