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

Employment: Richmond, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.01% in August 2025.
The level stood at 681,989 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.7% (May 2020) to 8.6% (May 2021), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-40060.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-richmond-va-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 681,989 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 688,360 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 695,966 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 689,122 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 690,286 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 691,519 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 690,323 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 687,296 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 690,372 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 692,163 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 691,306 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 697,769 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2025 | 699,445 thousands | 0.01 |
| July 2025 | 708,022 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 704,918 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2025 | 699,723 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 701,455 thousands | −0.06 |
| March 2025 | 698,984 thousands | −0.5 |
| February 2025 | 695,270 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 698,143 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 696,686 thousands | −0.02 |
| November 2024 | 694,222 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2024 | 699,164 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2024 | 696,886 thousands | 0.01 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40060.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-40060.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```