# Employment: Emporia city, VA (U)

Employment: Emporia city, VA (U) was down 11.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −10.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,873.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since June 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.3% (Jun 2020) to 15.1% (Jun 2021), averaging −0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51595.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-emporia-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,873.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,878.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,897.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,899.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,897.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,914.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,911.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,896.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,900.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,906.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,891.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,913.0 thousands | −11.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,939.0 thousands | −10.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,956.0 thousands | −11.2 |
| June 2025 | 2,122.0 thousands | −3.4 |
| May 2025 | 2,110.0 thousands | −3.9 |
| April 2025 | 2,109.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| March 2025 | 2,108.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| February 2025 | 2,081.0 thousands | −5.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,097.0 thousands | −5.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,104.0 thousands | −4.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,078.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| October 2024 | 2,116.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| September 2024 | 2,171.0 thousands | −0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51595.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51595.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```