# Employment: Bedford County, VA (U)

Employment: Bedford County, VA (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 36,713 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51019.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-bedford-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36,713 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 36,773 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 36,885 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 36,861 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 37,166 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 37,253 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 36,846 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 36,642 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 36,725 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 36,575 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 36,599 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 36,855 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 36,905 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 36,730 thousands | −1.5 |
| June 2025 | 36,927 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 36,950 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 37,576 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 37,305 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2025 | 36,836 thousands | −2.4 |
| January 2025 | 36,796 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2024 | 36,958 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 37,148 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 37,394 thousands | −1.7 |
| September 2024 | 37,197 thousands | −2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51019.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51019.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```