# Employment: Norton city, VA (U)

Employment: Norton city, VA (U) was up 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 1,460.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since November 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.6% (May 2020) to 4.0% (Jul 2022), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51720.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-norton-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,460.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,429.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,409.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,438.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,448.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,466.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,477.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 1,475.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 1,457.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,474.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,466.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,469.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| August 2025 | 1,426.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 1,398.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 1,443.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 1,445.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,449.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,448.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 1,437.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,407.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,454.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,457.0 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 1,466.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| September 2024 | 1,452.0 thousands | −1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51720.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51720.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```