# Labor Force: Chesapeake city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Chesapeake city, VA (U) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 124,004 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.5% (May 2020) to 4.1% (Jan 2023), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51550.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-chesapeake-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 124,004 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 124,214 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 125,501 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 124,764 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 124,691 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 124,593 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 124,843 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 124,569 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 125,067 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 124,481 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 124,968 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 125,672 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 125,762 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 127,347 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 126,597 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 126,041 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 126,239 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 125,948 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 125,406 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 125,675 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 125,015 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 125,563 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 126,475 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 126,477 thousands | −0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51550.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```