# Unemployment: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 10.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with 4.4% in August 2025.
The level stood at 32,948 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −61.2% (Apr 2021) to 341.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 6.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-47260.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-virginia-beach-chesapeake-norfolk-va-nc-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32,948 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 32,418 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 34,110 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 34,736 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 32,076 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 30,639 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 34,075 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 35,082 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 35,196 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 31,163 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 35,213 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 30,648 thousands | 10.7 |
| August 2025 | 32,756 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 32,077 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 31,603 thousands | 8.9 |
| May 2025 | 30,004 thousands | 13.0 |
| April 2025 | 27,313 thousands | 17.9 |
| March 2025 | 29,683 thousands | 17.0 |
| February 2025 | 30,107 thousands | 13.7 |
| January 2025 | 30,313 thousands | 16.6 |
| December 2024 | 25,572 thousands | 13.0 |
| November 2024 | 28,781 thousands | 14.0 |
| October 2024 | 27,470 thousands | 4.1 |
| September 2024 | 27,680 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-47260.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```