# Labor Force: Virginia Beach city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Virginia Beach city, VA (U) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 229,827 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (May 2020) to 3.3% (Jan 2023), averaging 0.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51810.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-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 229,827 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 230,028 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 232,396 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 231,020 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 230,701 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 230,756 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 231,178 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 230,635 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 231,577 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 230,574 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 231,627 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 232,764 thousands | −0.8 |
| August 2025 | 232,831 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 235,721 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 234,442 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 233,403 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 233,872 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2025 | 233,205 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2025 | 232,207 thousands | −0.8 |
| January 2025 | 232,995 thousands | −0.10 |
| December 2024 | 231,898 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2024 | 232,806 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 234,564 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2024 | 234,585 thousands | −0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51810.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51810.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```