# Labor Force: Richmond city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Richmond city, VA (U) was up 0.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 128,031 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.6% (Jun 2021) to 8.7% (Dec 2016), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51760.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-richmond-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 128,031 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 129,179 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 131,075 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 129,525 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 129,390 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 129,506 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 129,689 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 129,242 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 129,925 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 129,528 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 129,968 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 130,696 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 131,168 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2025 | 132,713 thousands | −0.05 |
| June 2025 | 131,766 thousands | 0.01 |
| May 2025 | 130,746 thousands | −0.02 |
| April 2025 | 130,654 thousands | 0.4 |
| March 2025 | 130,669 thousands | −0.09 |
| February 2025 | 130,028 thousands | 0.3 |
| January 2025 | 130,488 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 129,617 thousands | 0.6 |
| November 2024 | 129,519 thousands | −0.00 |
| October 2024 | 130,200 thousands | 0.8 |
| September 2024 | 129,937 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51760.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51760.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```