Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Virginia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

3,771.5 3,773.6 3,767.7 3,771.8 3,768.1 3,761.1 3,768.0 3,769.2 3,764.6 3,733.4 3,719.9 3,711.2

2009

3,706.4 3,691.0 (P) 3,679.0                  

Construction

 

2008

232.3 231.3 228.7 226.7 224.7 223.1 222.0 220.7 219.5 214.5 211.7 210.0

2009

205.6 200.1 (P) 198.6                  

Manufacturing

 

2008

270.9 268.8 266.7 268.7 267.2 265.8 265.6 264.1 263.0 261.1 258.2 257.3

2009

254.3 251.4 (P) 249.2                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

667.0 666.0 664.5 663.7 661.9 661.6 661.5 661.1 659.7 651.2 646.9 642.5

2009

647.3 646.7 (P) 648.2                  

Information

 

2008

89.3 89.0 88.6 88.6 88.2 88.0 87.7 87.5 86.9 86.6 85.8 84.6

2009

83.4 82.9 (P) 81.9                  

Financial Activities

 

2008

191.2 191.0 190.3 189.8 188.8 188.2 188.0 187.2 186.7 186.3 187.8 187.7

2009

188.6 187.1 (P) 186.4                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

654.6 654.8 653.8 656.5 657.3 657.2 658.8 659.4 659.0 649.8 651.8 649.9

2009

649.9 644.1 (P) 639.9                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

431.0 433.5 434.0 436.1 436.6 436.8 441.7 442.1 442.1 441.2 440.0 441.7

2009

441.7 439.2 (P) 439.1                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

349.8 349.6 350.0 351.1 352.1 349.8 350.2 349.0 347.9 345.8 341.8 339.8

2009

339.9 339.8 (P) 337.1                  

Government

 

2008

688.4 690.1 692.3 690.4 692.3 691.2 694.3 699.1 698.4 697.9 697.4 697.6

2009

697.5 700.5 (P) 700.8                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)

Virginia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 4,089,782 (1) 4,093,737 (1) 4,099,518 (1) 4,103,565 (1) 4,110,823 (1) 4,118,554 (1) 4,123,932 (1) 4,129,941 (1) 4,134,469 (1) 4,145,775 (1) 4,163,788 (1) 4,183,307

2009

4,146,570 4,160,683 (P) 4,153,566                  

Employment

 

2008

(1) 3,952,556 (1) 3,952,383 (1) 3,952,662 (1) 3,953,398 (1) 3,954,592 (1) 3,956,246 (1) 3,958,363 (1) 3,960,945 (1) 3,963,994 (1) 3,967,513 (1) 3,971,505 (1) 3,975,971

2009

3,899,009 3,885,877 (P) 3,870,643                  

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 137,226 (1) 141,354 (1) 146,856 (1) 150,167 (1) 156,231 (1) 162,308 (1) 165,569 (1) 168,996 (1) 170,475 (1) 178,262 (1) 192,283 (1) 207,336

2009

247,561 274,806 (P) 282,923                  

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.6 (1) 5.0

2009

6.0 6.6 (P) 6.8                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary