Northern Virginia, 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
 Northern Virginia, Va.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 1,291.5 1,288.0 1,296.9 1,305.6 1,317.6 1,331.7 1,309.6 1,305.8 1,314.6 1,316.1 1,323.0 1,325.8 1,310.5

2008

 1,299.8 1,299.1 1,309.4 1,316.9 1,327.4 1,340.9 1,321.8 (P) 1,320.1          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 87.9 86.1 87.3 88.7 89.1 90.0 89.1 88.7 87.5 86.5 85.4 84.1 87.5

2008

 82.2 80.8 82.4 83.9 84.2 85.0 84.1 (P) 84.1          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 27.2 27.3 27.2 27.2 27.2 27.6 27.6 27.5 27.4 27.3 27.2 27.2 27.3

2008

 26.7 26.7 27.0 27.1 27.0 27.2 27.2 (P) 27.2          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 208.7 204.1 205.0 205.8 208.2 210.3 210.0 208.7 207.3 209.7 215.0 218.3 209.3

2008

 209.9 204.8 205.5 205.3 207.2 208.9 208.1 (P) 207.6          

Information

  

2007

 49.5 49.2 48.8 48.6 48.7 48.9 48.8 48.6 49.0 47.8 48.3 48.2 48.7

2008

 47.6 47.6 48.0 47.8 47.7 48.0 48.1 (P) 47.8          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 69.1 69.2 69.4 69.0 69.5 69.9 69.5 68.7 67.9 67.4 67.6 68.0 68.8

2008

 67.1 67.4 67.5 67.1 67.6 67.9 67.9 (P) 67.8          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 337.9 339.8 342.3 345.5 346.3 350.1 351.1 352.1 348.6 350.8 351.0 351.8 347.3

2008

 344.4 346.8 349.4 352.7 353.5 358.5 359.5 (P) 360.5          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 118.9 119.8 120.7 120.9 122.3 122.7 118.2 118.3 122.6 122.4 123.8 123.6 121.2

2008

 122.1 123.5 124.2 124.4 125.5 126.1 122.6 (P) 122.9          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 108.6 107.9 110.1 111.6 115.6 120.1 120.8 120.8 116.3 114.2 113.9 112.7 114.4

2008

 110.2 110.2 112.3 113.7 117.1 121.1 121.7 (P) 121.6          

Other Services

  

2007

 70.2 70.4 70.8 73.0 73.5 74.1 73.0 72.6 72.9 72.8 72.5 72.5 72.4

2008

 73.2 73.2 73.5 75.1 75.6 76.1 76.7 (P) 77.0          

Government

  

2007

 213.5 214.2 215.3 215.3 217.2 218.0 201.5 199.8 215.1 217.2 218.3 219.4 213.7

2008

 216.4 218.1 219.6 219.8 222.0 222.1 205.9 (P) 203.6          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

Northern Virginia, Va.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 1,409,520 (1) 1,408,125 (1) 1,415,843 (1) 1,414,970 (1) 1,424,577 (1) 1,436,705 (1) 1,448,528 (1) 1,429,237 (1) 1,426,599 (1) 1,423,315 (1) 1,427,889 (1) 1,424,596 (1) 1,424,159

2008

 1,427,369 1,426,544 1,439,368 1,440,809 1,451,297 1,461,324 (P) 1,481,346            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 1,376,315 (1) 1,375,469 (1) 1,385,049 (1) 1,385,692 (1) 1,394,473 (1) 1,402,023 (1) 1,415,128 (1) 1,395,202 (1) 1,394,006 (1) 1,390,827 (1) 1,394,938 (1) 1,389,809 (1) 1,391,578

2008

 1,385,891 1,385,756 1,397,192 1,404,099 1,408,736 1,413,957 (P) 1,430,865            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 33,205 (1) 32,656 (1) 30,794 (1) 29,278 (1) 30,104 (1) 34,682 (1) 33,400 (1) 34,035 (1) 32,593 (1) 32,488 (1) 32,951 (1) 34,787 (1) 32,581

2008

 41,478 40,788 42,176 36,710 42,561 47,367 (P) 50,481            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.2 (1) 2.1 (1) 2.1 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3

2008

 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 (P) 3.4            

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

Northern Virginia, Va. includes Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia.