# Unemployment: Portsmouth city, VA (U)

Unemployment: Portsmouth city, VA (U) was up 12.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with 5.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 2,036.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −62.2% (Nov 2021) to 284.9% (Jul 2020), averaging 7.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51740.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-portsmouth-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,036.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 2,001.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 2,146.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 2,053.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,903.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,905.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 2,103.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,115.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,180.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,887.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 2,093.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,931.0 thousands | 12.5 |
| August 2025 | 1,975.0 thousands | 5.4 |
| July 2025 | 1,899.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 1,830.0 thousands | 8.9 |
| May 2025 | 1,790.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,646.0 thousands | 12.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,782.0 thousands | 9.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,792.0 thousands | 11.0 |
| January 2025 | 1,893.0 thousands | 16.1 |
| December 2024 | 1,696.0 thousands | 19.8 |
| November 2024 | 1,816.0 thousands | 18.8 |
| October 2024 | 1,686.0 thousands | 7.4 |
| September 2024 | 1,716.0 thousands | 5.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51740.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```