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Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
3,752.9 |
3,753.2 |
3,755.1 |
3,755.3 |
3,758.3 |
3,761.5 |
3,761.3 |
3,762.9 |
3,766.7 |
3,758.0 |
3,763.6 |
3,774.7 |
2008 |
3,767.2 |
3,771.1 |
3,772.0 |
3,773.3 |
3,777.3 |
3,780.2 |
3,782.7 |
3,780.4 |
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Construction |
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2007 |
244.7 |
242.7 |
242.4 |
241.8 |
241.4 |
240.8 |
238.7 |
238.4 |
238.1 |
238.1 |
239.6 |
240.4 |
2008 |
238.3 |
237.4 |
237.2 |
237.4 |
235.2 |
236.5 |
235.7 |
235.1 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
281.0 |
281.9 |
281.4 |
280.5 |
279.6 |
279.9 |
279.5 |
277.2 |
276.7 |
275.4 |
275.1 |
274.8 |
2008 |
274.3 |
273.1 |
272.4 |
276.3 |
275.8 |
274.8 |
275.0 |
273.0 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
666.9 |
667.0 |
667.8 |
667.1 |
668.0 |
668.6 |
669.8 |
669.3 |
670.1 |
665.9 |
667.4 |
670.0 |
2008 |
667.9 |
666.7 |
666.8 |
664.7 |
665.4 |
667.5 |
667.3 |
666.6 |
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Information |
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2007 |
92.5 |
91.6 |
90.7 |
91.0 |
91.0 |
90.5 |
90.0 |
90.0 |
90.4 |
90.4 |
90.1 |
89.6 |
2008 |
89.0 |
89.7 |
90.5 |
90.5 |
90.4 |
90.5 |
90.9 |
90.1 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
195.5 |
195.4 |
195.6 |
194.6 |
194.6 |
194.1 |
193.7 |
193.3 |
193.4 |
193.0 |
192.4 |
192.7 |
2008 |
191.6 |
192.6 |
192.6 |
192.8 |
193.5 |
193.2 |
191.8 |
192.3 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
638.3 |
639.1 |
641.1 |
642.3 |
643.4 |
644.7 |
644.6 |
646.2 |
645.9 |
645.7 |
645.4 |
649.5 |
2008 |
646.5 |
649.0 |
650.1 |
652.8 |
649.9 |
651.3 |
653.3 |
652.0 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
411.6 |
412.2 |
413.5 |
413.5 |
416.2 |
418.2 |
419.6 |
420.7 |
419.7 |
418.7 |
419.5 |
420.9 |
2008 |
421.4 |
422.1 |
423.5 |
423.1 |
426.0 |
429.4 |
431.1 |
431.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
344.9 |
344.1 |
344.4 |
343.0 |
344.0 |
344.6 |
345.1 |
345.6 |
346.1 |
347.7 |
350.5 |
351.3 |
2008 |
350.1 |
350.6 |
349.3 |
346.7 |
348.4 |
345.7 |
344.9 |
345.5 |
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Government |
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2007 |
682.0 |
683.2 |
682.3 |
683.5 |
684.3 |
685.2 |
685.9 |
686.9 |
688.9 |
687.0 |
687.0 |
688.3 |
2008 |
690.2 |
692.0 |
693.1 |
693.5 |
695.0 |
694.6 |
694.0 |
698.0 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
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Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
4,022,320 |
4,028,343 |
4,032,490 |
4,038,804 |
4,045,215 |
4,051,667 |
4,053,829 |
4,063,841 |
4,067,506 |
4,076,293 |
4,082,525 |
4,087,557 |
2008 |
4,093,068 |
4,090,813 |
4,114,709 |
4,116,639 |
4,125,326 |
4,124,453 |
4,148,319 |
4,143,940 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
3,907,961 |
3,911,803 |
3,915,747 |
3,919,794 |
3,923,943 |
3,928,196 |
3,932,554 |
3,937,016 |
3,941,583 |
3,946,256 |
3,951,035 |
3,955,922 |
2008 |
3,952,334 |
3,947,645 |
3,961,198 |
3,972,888 |
3,964,207 |
3,958,294 |
3,964,636 |
3,953,640 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
114,359 |
116,540 |
116,743 |
119,010 |
121,272 |
123,471 |
121,275 |
126,825 |
125,923 |
130,037 |
131,490 |
131,635 |
2008 |
140,734 |
143,168 |
153,511 |
143,751 |
161,119 |
166,159 |
183,683 |
190,300 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
2008 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
