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

Employment: Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 119,699 thousands.
That is the highest reading since March 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.3% (Apr 2020) to 7.4% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-31340.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-lynchburg-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 119,699 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 119,897 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 120,439 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 119,891 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 120,825 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 121,289 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 120,263 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 119,779 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 120,103 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 119,889 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 119,754 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 120,598 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 120,270 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 119,912 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 120,162 thousands | −1.6 |
| May 2025 | 120,388 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2025 | 122,429 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2025 | 121,521 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2025 | 120,278 thousands | −2.2 |
| January 2025 | 119,985 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2024 | 120,861 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 121,380 thousands | −2.2 |
| October 2024 | 122,022 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2024 | 121,415 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31340.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-31340.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```