# Labor Force: Amherst County, VA (U)

Labor Force: Amherst County, VA (U) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,975 thousands.
That is the highest reading since January 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (May 2020) to 3.8% (Nov 2016), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51009.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-amherst-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,975 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 14,991 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,108 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,063 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 15,116 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,135 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,061 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,022 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,040 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 14,975 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,036 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,046 thousands | −0.5 |
| August 2025 | 15,058 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 15,014 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 15,055 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 15,068 thousands | −1.1 |
| April 2025 | 15,247 thousands | −0.9 |
| March 2025 | 15,151 thousands | −2.1 |
| February 2025 | 15,005 thousands | −2.0 |
| January 2025 | 15,001 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2024 | 15,002 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 15,126 thousands | −2.1 |
| October 2024 | 15,190 thousands | −1.8 |
| September 2024 | 15,121 thousands | −2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```