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Roanoke, 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
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Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
161.5 |
160.9 |
162.7 |
162.8 |
164.1 |
165.7 |
162.8 |
163.0 |
163.3 |
163.5 |
164.4 |
164.4 |
163.3 |
2008 |
161.7 |
161.9 |
163.6 |
163.5 |
164.7 |
166.9 |
163.6 |
164.0 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
2008 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
17.9 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
17.7 |
17.7 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.5 |
17.6 |
2008 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
17.4 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
36.1 |
35.7 |
36.0 |
35.8 |
36.2 |
36.3 |
36.3 |
36.1 |
36.1 |
36.1 |
36.9 |
37.0 |
36.2 |
2008 |
35.9 |
35.4 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
35.8 |
35.9 |
35.9 |
35.9 |
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Information |
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2007 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2008 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
2008 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
22.1 |
22.2 |
22.6 |
22.0 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
22.3 |
22.7 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
22.4 |
22.2 |
22.4 |
2008 |
22.0 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
23.0 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
22.4 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
23.1 |
22.7 |
22.9 |
23.0 |
23.2 |
23.4 |
23.4 |
22.9 |
2008 |
23.1 |
23.4 |
23.7 |
23.7 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
23.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.7 |
14.1 |
14.6 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
13.9 |
13.7 |
13.6 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
2008 |
13.4 |
13.3 |
13.7 |
13.9 |
14.5 |
15.1 |
14.8 |
14.9 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
2008 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
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Government |
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2007 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
19.9 |
19.8 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
21.4 |
2008 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
22.3 |
22.3 |
22.4 |
22.6 |
20.0 |
19.8 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
154,648 |
154,129 |
155,425 |
154,463 |
155,760 |
156,991 |
157,516 |
155,992 |
155,630 |
154,917 |
155,903 |
155,337 |
155,559 |
2008 |
155,838 |
155,744 |
157,717 |
156,592 |
158,099 |
159,795 |
160,693 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
149,784 |
149,173 |
150,804 |
150,122 |
151,225 |
151,967 |
152,617 |
151,080 |
150,712 |
150,252 |
150,966 |
150,080 |
150,732 |
2008 |
149,876 |
149,626 |
151,478 |
151,386 |
152,027 |
153,220 |
153,587 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
4,864 |
4,956 |
4,621 |
4,341 |
4,535 |
5,024 |
4,899 |
4,912 |
4,918 |
4,665 |
4,937 |
5,257 |
4,827 |
2008 |
5,962 |
6,118 |
6,239 |
5,206 |
6,072 |
6,575 |
7,106 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2008 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
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The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
