# Employment: Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Harrisonburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 69,046 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.0% (Apr 2020) to 10.3% (May 2021), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-25500.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-harrisonburg-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 69,046 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 68,090 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 67,568 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 68,354 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 69,051 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 69,671 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 69,702 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 69,037 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 68,259 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 68,814 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 69,053 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 68,903 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 68,122 thousands | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 67,657 thousands | −2.1 |
| June 2025 | 68,457 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 68,324 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 70,182 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 70,036 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 69,271 thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 67,973 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 69,026 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 69,174 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2024 | 70,286 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2024 | 70,135 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25500.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-25500.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```