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

  

2008

 108.2 108.5 108.9 109.1 109.2 109.7 109.1 108.8 110.2 110.4 110.2 109.8 109.3

2009

 107.8 107.9 (P) 109.1                    

Manufacturing

  

2008

 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.5

2009

 16.1 16.0 (P) 16.0                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2008

 20.3 20.1 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.4 20.3 20.7 20.6 20.3

2009

 20.1 20.0 (P) 20.2                    

Government

  

2008

 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.2 14.9 14.7 14.8 15.2 15.3 15.2 15.1

2009

 15.1 14.9 (P) 15.2                    

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

  

2008

 (1) 123,673 (1) 123,232 (1) 123,912 (1) 123,541 (1) 123,980 (1) 124,687 (1) 125,769 (1) 124,546 (1) 124,284 (1) 124,665 (1) 125,104 (1) 124,727 (1) 124,343

2009

 125,287 126,000 (P) 126,835                    

Employment

  

2008

 (1) 118,880 (1) 118,694 (1) 119,324 (1) 119,430 (1) 119,200 (1) 119,270 (1) 120,103 (1) 118,763 (1) 119,082 (1) 119,330 (1) 119,363 (1) 118,063 (1) 119,125

2009

 116,612 116,599 (P) 117,240                    

Unemployment

  

2008

 (1) 4,793 (1) 4,538 (1) 4,588 (1) 4,111 (1) 4,780 (1) 5,417 (1) 5,666 (1) 5,783 (1) 5,202 (1) 5,335 (1) 5,741 (1) 6,664 (1) 5,218

2009

 8,675 9,401 (P) 9,595                    

Unemployment Rate

  

2008

 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.6 (1) 5.3 (1) 4.2

2009

 6.9 7.5 (P) 7.6                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

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