# Labor Force: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 864,565 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.5% (May 2020) to 3.5% (Jan 2023), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.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-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk-va-nc-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 864,565 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 865,440 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 873,815 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 868,756 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 867,121 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 867,418 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 869,963 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 868,256 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 872,320 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 867,072 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 871,041 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 876,009 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 876,602 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 887,494 thousands | −1.0 |
| June 2025 | 882,126 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2025 | 877,487 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 878,815 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 877,452 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 873,498 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 876,214 thousands | −0.02 |
| December 2024 | 871,215 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 875,311 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2024 | 881,706 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2024 | 881,753 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```