# Unemployment: Newport News city, VA (U)

Unemployment: Newport News city, VA (U) was up 13.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 6.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,687.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −59.3% (Jul 2021) to 360.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 8.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51700.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-newport-news-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,687.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,700.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,827.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,797.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,549.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,413.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,864.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,006.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,148.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,492.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,906.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,582.0 thousands | 13.8 |
| August 2025 | 3,831.0 thousands | 6.4 |
| July 2025 | 3,784.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| June 2025 | 3,544.0 thousands | 9.1 |
| May 2025 | 3,321.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,039.0 thousands | 15.0 |
| March 2025 | 3,391.0 thousands | 13.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,409.0 thousands | 13.0 |
| January 2025 | 3,399.0 thousands | 17.3 |
| December 2024 | 2,905.0 thousands | 16.6 |
| November 2024 | 3,204.0 thousands | 15.1 |
| October 2024 | 3,059.0 thousands | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 3,149.0 thousands | 5.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51700.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```