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

Total Nonfarm

 

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 (P) 164.2        

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

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 (P) 10.3        

Manufacturing

 

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 (P) 17.5        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

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 (P) 35.7        

Information

 

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 (P) 2.5        

Financial Activities

 

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 (P) 8.6        

Professional & Business Services

 

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 (P) 22.8        

Educational & Health Services

 

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 (P) 24.0        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

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 (P) 14.2        

Other Services

 

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 (P) 7.2        

Government

 

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 (P) 21.4        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

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

155,838 155,744 157,717 156,592 158,099 159,795 160,449 159,050 (P) 157,325        

Employment

 

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

149,876 149,626 151,478 151,386 152,027 153,220 153,343 151,883 (P) 150,961        

Unemployment

 

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 7,167 (P) 6,364        

Unemployment Rate

 

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 4.5 (P) 4.0        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.