# Employment: Arlington County, VA (U)

Employment: Arlington County, VA (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 144,922 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (May 2020) to 6.4% (May 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51013.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-arlington-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 144,922 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 145,707 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 147,668 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 146,537 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 146,493 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 146,756 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 146,414 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 145,952 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 146,345 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 147,484 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 147,180 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 148,858 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 149,331 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 151,427 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 151,140 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 150,429 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2025 | 150,916 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 150,547 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2025 | 150,244 thousands | 0.1 |
| January 2025 | 150,275 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 150,804 thousands | 1.2 |
| November 2024 | 150,317 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 151,220 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 150,938 thousands | 0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51013.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51013.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```