# Virginia Employment (household survey)

Virginia Employment (household survey) was down 1.2% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.0% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,284,827 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Apr 2020) to 8.6% (May 2021), averaging 0.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/virginia-employment-household-survey-not-seasonally-adjusted-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,284,827 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,293,215 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,329,261 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,310,007 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,324,896 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,334,095 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,318,506 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,299,374 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,304,247 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,320,551 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,319,110 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,357,817 thousands | −1.2 |
| August 2025 | 4,359,467 thousands | −1.0 |
| July 2025 | 4,404,038 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 4,403,882 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2025 | 4,389,680 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 4,416,983 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 4,402,832 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2025 | 4,375,837 thousands | −0.7 |
| January 2025 | 4,378,048 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 4,389,991 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2024 | 4,382,390 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 4,418,560 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2024 | 4,410,793 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

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

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