# Employment: Chesapeake city, VA (U)

Employment: Chesapeake city, VA (U) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 119,460 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (Apr 2020) to 10.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51550.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-chesapeake-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119,460 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 119,797 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 120,919 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 119,959 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 120,208 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 120,405 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 120,193 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 119,810 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 120,380 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 120,212 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 120,191 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 121,585 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 121,402 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 123,071 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 122,314 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 121,976 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 122,539 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 121,935 thousands | −1.7 |
| February 2025 | 121,311 thousands | −1.2 |
| January 2025 | 121,636 thousands | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 121,646 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 121,680 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 122,769 thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2024 | 122,802 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```