# Labor Force: Portsmouth city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Portsmouth city, VA (U) was down 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 43,260 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Aug 2021) to 3.8% (Jul 2020), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51740.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-portsmouth-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43,260 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 43,298 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 43,777 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 43,309 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 43,173 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 43,303 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 43,544 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 43,475 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 43,767 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 43,448 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 43,587 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 43,900 thousands | −0.4 |
| August 2025 | 43,765 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 44,298 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 43,911 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2025 | 43,732 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 43,781 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 43,748 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 43,628 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 43,825 thousands | 0.2 |
| December 2024 | 43,688 thousands | −0.5 |
| November 2024 | 43,841 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 44,061 thousands | −0.8 |
| September 2024 | 44,061 thousands | −1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51740.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51740.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```