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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
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Northern Virginia, Va. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
1,318.6 |
1,327.4 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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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 |
84.1 |
82.8 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
27.2 |
27.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
207.6 |
206.2 |
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Information |
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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 |
47.6 |
47.4 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
67.7 |
67.0 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
359.7 |
357.6 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
122.9 |
126.6 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
121.5 |
116.9 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
76.8 |
77.5 |
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Government |
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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 |
203.5 |
218.1 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Northern Virginia, Va. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
1,409,520 |
1,408,125 |
1,415,843 |
1,414,970 |
1,424,577 |
1,436,705 |
1,448,528 |
1,429,237 |
1,426,599 |
1,423,315 |
1,427,889 |
1,424,596 |
1,424,159 |
2008 |
1,427,369 |
1,426,544 |
1,439,368 |
1,440,809 |
1,451,297 |
1,461,324 |
1,481,800 |
1,463,848 |
1,449,274 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
1,376,315 |
1,375,469 |
1,385,049 |
1,385,692 |
1,394,473 |
1,402,023 |
1,415,128 |
1,395,202 |
1,394,006 |
1,390,827 |
1,394,938 |
1,389,809 |
1,391,578 |
2008 |
1,385,891 |
1,385,756 |
1,397,192 |
1,404,099 |
1,408,736 |
1,413,957 |
1,431,086 |
1,411,429 |
1,402,512 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
33,205 |
32,656 |
30,794 |
29,278 |
30,104 |
34,682 |
33,400 |
34,035 |
32,593 |
32,488 |
32,951 |
34,787 |
32,581 |
2008 |
41,478 |
40,788 |
42,176 |
36,710 |
42,561 |
47,367 |
50,714 |
52,419 |
46,762 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2008 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
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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.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
