# Labor Force: Petersburg city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Petersburg city, VA (U) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 14,994 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.8% (Jul 2021) to 11.6% (Dec 2016), averaging 1.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51730.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-petersburg-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 14,994 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,099 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 15,309 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 15,058 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 14,992 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,046 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 15,106 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 15,085 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 15,223 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 15,122 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 15,156 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 15,228 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 15,271 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2025 | 15,424 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 15,296 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2025 | 15,161 thousands | −0.3 |
| April 2025 | 15,123 thousands | −0.2 |
| March 2025 | 15,171 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2025 | 15,117 thousands | 0.07 |
| January 2025 | 15,218 thousands | 0.6 |
| December 2024 | 15,138 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2024 | 15,142 thousands | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 15,217 thousands | 2.0 |
| September 2024 | 15,193 thousands | 1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51730.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51730.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```