Virginia
Virginia
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,116.6 |
4,125.3 |
4,124.5 |
4,148.3 |
4,144.5 |
4,143.3 |
Employment |
|
3,972.9 |
3,964.2 |
3,958.3 |
3,964.6 |
3,953.8 |
3,965.5 |
Unemployment |
|
143.8 |
161.1 |
166.2 |
183.7 |
190.7 |
177.8 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,773.3 |
3,777.3 |
3,780.2 |
3,782.7 |
3,781.5 |
3,782.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.5 |
-3.6 |
-2.7 |
-2.7 |
-3.6 |
-0.9 |
Construction |
|
237.4 |
235.2 |
236.5 |
235.7 |
234.6 |
233.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 |
-2.6 |
-1.8 |
-1.3 |
-1.6 |
-2.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
276.3 |
275.8 |
274.8 |
275.0 |
273.3 |
273.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 |
-1.4 |
-1.8 |
-1.6 |
-1.4 |
-1.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
664.7 |
665.4 |
667.5 |
667.3 |
666.4 |
667.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
Information |
|
90.5 |
90.4 |
90.5 |
90.9 |
89.9 |
90.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
Financial Activities |
|
192.8 |
193.5 |
193.2 |
191.8 |
192.2 |
191.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
-1.0 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
652.8 |
649.9 |
651.3 |
653.3 |
653.5 |
652.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Education & Health Services |
|
423.1 |
426.0 |
429.4 |
431.1 |
431.7 |
430.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
346.7 |
348.4 |
345.7 |
344.9 |
345.2 |
345.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Other Services |
|
186.9 |
188.0 |
189.3 |
189.7 |
188.6 |
187.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
Government |
|
693.5 |
695.0 |
694.6 |
694.0 |
698.5 |
699.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
6 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
494 |
904 |
628 |
1,475 |
361 |
546 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Virginia includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
- Charlottesville, VA
- Danville, VA
- Harrisonburg, VA
- Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA
- Lynchburg, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Roanoke, VA
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (Metropolitan Division)
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Winchester, VA-WV
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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