# Unemployment: Chesterfield County, VA (U)

Unemployment: Chesterfield County, VA (U) was up 6.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 7,384.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.1% (Apr 2021) to 335.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-chesterfield-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 7,384.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 7,184.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 7,502.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 7,760.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 7,210.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 6,745.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 7,543.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 7,779.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 7,571.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 6,638.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 7,528.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 6,482.0 thousands | 6.5 |
| August 2025 | 6,969.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 6,824.0 thousands | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 6,815.0 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2025 | 6,455.0 thousands | 10.8 |
| April 2025 | 5,932.0 thousands | 15.5 |
| March 2025 | 6,520.0 thousands | 15.7 |
| February 2025 | 6,550.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| January 2025 | 6,402.0 thousands | 12.9 |
| December 2024 | 5,470.0 thousands | 10.0 |
| November 2024 | 6,225.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| October 2024 | 6,028.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| September 2024 | 6,084.0 thousands | 4.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51041.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```