# Labor Force: Emporia city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Emporia city, VA (U) was down 9.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,025.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since May 1996.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (Sep 2025) to 10.1% (Jan 2016), averaging −0.05%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51595.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-emporia-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,025.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,030.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,062.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,049.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 2,047.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 2,065.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,085.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,070.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,112.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 2,073.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,066.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 2,095.0 thousands | −9.0 |
| August 2025 | 2,138.0 thousands | −7.6 |
| July 2025 | 2,135.0 thousands | −8.6 |
| June 2025 | 2,252.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,244.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| April 2025 | 2,253.0 thousands | −3.2 |
| March 2025 | 2,298.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| February 2025 | 2,272.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2025 | 2,318.0 thousands | 0.7 |
| December 2024 | 2,312.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| November 2024 | 2,288.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2024 | 2,295.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| September 2024 | 2,301.0 thousands | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51595.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51595.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```