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

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

106.5 106.9 107.7 108.1 108.4 108.5 107.4 107.7 109.3 110.3 110.9 110.9 108.6

2008

108.4 109.0 109.9 110.3 110.6 111.0 110.0 110.2 (P) 111.7        

Manufacturing

 

2007

18.6 18.7 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.8 18.7 18.8 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.7

2008

18.3 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.4 (P) 18.5        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

20.2 20.0 20.3 20.3 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.8 21.4 21.5 20.6

2008

20.5 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.8 (P) 20.8        

Government

 

2007

14.8 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.2 15.1 14.7 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.0

2008

15.2 15.4 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.1 15.0 (P) 15.1        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2007

120,664 120,349 121,017 120,726 121,379 121,568 122,540 121,724 122,047 122,160 123,192 122,959 121,694

2008

123,211 123,126 124,296 123,738 124,349 125,185 126,609 125,680 (P) 124,934        

Employment

 

2007

116,276 116,056 116,943 117,004 117,444 117,118 118,163 117,421 118,104 118,311 119,242 118,749 117,569

2008

118,243 118,299 119,358 119,497 119,415 119,528 120,479 119,431 (P) 119,609        

Unemployment

 

2007

4,388 4,293 4,074 3,722 3,935 4,450 4,377 4,303 3,943 3,849 3,950 4,210 4,125

2008

4,968 4,827 4,938 4,241 4,934 5,657 6,130 6,249 (P) 5,325        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

3.6 3.6 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4

2008

4.0 3.9 4.0 3.4 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.0 (P) 4.3        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.