# Labor Force: Essex County, VA (U)

Labor Force: Essex County, VA (U) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.6% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,942.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.6% (May 2016) to 5.2% (Mar 2023), averaging −1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51057.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-essex-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,942.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,934.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,939.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,990.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,979.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,962.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,958.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,911.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,916.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,870.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,904.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,921.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 4,970.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 4,938.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 5,067.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 4,960.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2025 | 4,964.0 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2025 | 4,967.0 thousands | −2.3 |
| February 2025 | 4,853.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2025 | 4,905.0 thousands | −3.0 |
| December 2024 | 4,854.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 4,877.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| October 2024 | 4,898.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| September 2024 | 4,906.0 thousands | −2.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51057.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51057.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```