# Employment: Amherst County, VA (U)

Employment: Amherst County, VA (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,437 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.4% (Apr 2020) to 7.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.03%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51009.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-amherst-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,437 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,466 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 14,541 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 14,476 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,597 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 14,647 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 14,510 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 14,448 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 14,483 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,456 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 14,445 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 14,548 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 14,519 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 14,476 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 14,509 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 14,540 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2025 | 14,785 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 14,671 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 14,512 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2025 | 14,478 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 14,580 thousands | −2.1 |
| November 2024 | 14,638 thousands | −2.4 |
| October 2024 | 14,717 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2024 | 14,650 thousands | −2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```