# Employment: Essex County, VA (U)

Employment: Essex County, VA (U) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,739.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.2% (Apr 2020) to 8.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51057.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-essex-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,739.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,737.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,739.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,781.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,782.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,773.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,746.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,688.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,686.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,665.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,680.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,713.0 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 4,762.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 4,732.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 4,855.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| May 2025 | 4,766.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| April 2025 | 4,785.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 4,756.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 4,632.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2025 | 4,684.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| December 2024 | 4,675.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 4,675.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 4,713.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2024 | 4,708.0 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51057.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51057.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```