# Unemployment: Richmond County, VA (U)

Unemployment: Richmond County, VA (U) was down 4.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −3.7% in August 2025.
The level stood at 143.0 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −55.2% (Nov 2021) to 168.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51159.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-richmond-county-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 143.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 144.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 154.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 156.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 143.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 142.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 149.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 165.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 147.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 121.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 139.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 113.0 thousands | −4.2 |
| August 2025 | 129.0 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2025 | 128.0 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 129.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 133.0 thousands | 12.7 |
| April 2025 | 125.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| March 2025 | 154.0 thousands | 14.1 |
| February 2025 | 167.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| January 2025 | 167.0 thousands | 13.6 |
| December 2024 | 123.0 thousands | 19.4 |
| November 2024 | 133.0 thousands | 26.7 |
| October 2024 | 124.0 thousands | 11.7 |
| September 2024 | 118.0 thousands | 4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51159.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```