# Unemployment: Petersburg city, VA (U)

Unemployment: Petersburg city, VA (U) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 874.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −64.2% (Nov 2021) to 289.4% (Jul 2020), averaging 7.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51730.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-petersburg-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 874.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 859.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 929.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 830.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 761.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 772.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 824.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 852.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 916.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 771.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 839.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 780.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2025 | 819.0 thousands | −3.8 |
| July 2025 | 787.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| June 2025 | 736.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 718.0 thousands | −2.2 |
| April 2025 | 645.0 thousands | −4.6 |
| March 2025 | 732.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| February 2025 | 730.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 775.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| December 2024 | 712.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| November 2024 | 760.0 thousands | 16.2 |
| October 2024 | 738.0 thousands | 13.4 |
| September 2024 | 777.0 thousands | 11.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51730.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51730.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```