Lynchburg, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 106.5 106.9 107.7 108.1 108.4 108.5 107.4 107.7 109.3 110.3 110.9 110.9 108.6

2008

 108.4 109.0 109.9 110.3 110.6 111.0 110.0 (P) 110.2          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.8 18.7 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.7

2008

 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.4 18.5 18.5 (P) 18.4          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 20.2 20.0 20.3 20.3 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.8 21.4 21.5 20.6

2008

 20.5 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.9 (P) 20.9          

Government

  

2007

 14.8 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.0

2008

 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.1 (P) 15.0          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 120,664 (1) 120,349 (1) 121,017 (1) 120,726 (1) 121,379 (1) 121,568 (1) 122,540 (1) 121,724 (1) 122,047 (1) 122,160 (1) 123,192 (1) 122,959 (1) 121,694

2008

 123,211 123,126 124,296 123,738 124,349 125,185 (P) 126,610            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 116,276 (1) 116,056 (1) 116,943 (1) 117,004 (1) 117,444 (1) 117,118 (1) 118,163 (1) 117,421 (1) 118,104 (1) 118,311 (1) 119,242 (1) 118,749 (1) 117,569

2008

 118,243 118,299 119,358 119,497 119,415 119,528 (P) 120,490            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 4,388 (1) 4,293 (1) 4,074 (1) 3,722 (1) 3,935 (1) 4,450 (1) 4,377 (1) 4,303 (1) 3,943 (1) 3,849 (1) 3,950 (1) 4,210 (1) 4,125

2008

 4,968 4,827 4,938 4,241 4,934 5,657 (P) 6,120            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4

2008

 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.4 4.0 4.5 (P) 4.8            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.