# Employment: Norfolk city, VA (U)

Employment: Norfolk city, VA (U) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 101,196 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.8% (Apr 2020) to 7.9% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51710.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-norfolk-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 101,196 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 101,412 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 102,269 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 101,411 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 101,512 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 101,769 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 101,749 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 101,499 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 102,026 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 101,919 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 101,822 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 102,990 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 102,678 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 104,131 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 103,421 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 103,094 thousands | −1.4 |
| April 2025 | 103,569 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2025 | 103,121 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 102,708 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 102,967 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 103,048 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 103,117 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 104,006 thousands | −0.9 |
| September 2024 | 103,966 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51710.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51710.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```