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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 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	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	753.3	756.6	762.9	765.7	773.6	781.6	778.2	777.3	771.2	768.8	767.7	764.7	768.5
2009	750.2	749.7	(P) 756.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	45.5	45.4	45.6	45.5	45.9	46.2	46.8	46.8	45.7	44.8	44.4	43.7	45.5
2009	42.4	42.0	(P) 42.3
Manufacturing
2008	56.7	56.5	56.3	56.3	56.4	56.6	56.5	56.5	56.3	56.1	55.9	55.7	56.3
2009	54.7	54.3	(P) 54.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	140.0	138.0	138.3	137.9	138.8	139.7	140.5	140.4	139.1	139.1	139.7	140.3	139.3
2009	135.3	133.4	(P) 133.8
Information
2008	15.3	15.2	15.1	15.0	15.2	15.2	15.0	14.9	14.5	14.3	14.2	14.0	14.8
2009	14.0	13.9	(P) 13.8
Financial Activities
2008	40.3	40.5	40.5	40.4	40.4	41.1	41.2	41.0	40.1	39.5	39.7	39.6	40.4
2009	39.3	39.2	(P) 39.3
Professional & Business Services
2008	101.8	102.6	103.7	105.0	105.2	106.2	106.3	107.1	106.8	107.8	107.9	107.2	105.6
2009	104.7	104.5	(P) 105.5
Educational & Health Services
2008	89.4	90.2	90.7	90.9	91.7	91.7	89.4	89.2	91.7	92.0	92.1	92.4	91.0
2009	92.0	92.4	(P) 92.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	78.1	79.6	83.4	86.3	90.8	94.1	94.9	93.7	87.9	85.2	83.4	81.9	86.6
2009	79.8	80.4	(P) 84.1
Other Services
2008	31.4	31.6	31.8	32.1	32.4	32.6	33.0	33.0	32.4	32.3	32.2	32.1	32.2
2009	31.6	32.0	(P) 32.4
Government
2008	154.8	157.0	157.5	156.3	156.8	158.2	154.6	154.7	156.7	157.7	158.2	157.8	156.7
2009	156.4	157.6	(P) 157.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2008	(1) 809,366	(1) 810,018	(1) 818,281	(1) 817,927	(1) 827,172	(1) 835,121	(1) 846,186	(1) 838,102	(1) 823,471	(1) 824,223	(1) 825,352	(1) 822,616	(1) 824,820
2009	822,529	823,807	(P) 826,741
Employment
2008	(1) 777,361	(1) 778,943	(1) 787,001	(1) 790,184	(1) 795,555	(1) 799,884	(1) 809,694	(1) 800,197	(1) 787,988	(1) 787,856	(1) 785,299	(1) 778,490	(1) 789,871
2009	767,546	765,220	(P) 769,787
Unemployment
2008	(1) 32,005	(1) 31,075	(1) 31,280	(1) 27,743	(1) 31,617	(1) 35,237	(1) 36,492	(1) 37,905	(1) 35,483	(1) 36,367	(1) 40,053	(1) 44,126	(1) 34,949
2009	54,983	58,587	(P) 56,954
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.0	(1) 3.8	(1) 3.8	(1) 3.4	(1) 3.8	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.4	(1) 4.2
2009	6.7	7.1	(P) 6.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Gloucester, Isle of Wright, James City, Mathews, Surry, and York Counties and Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg Cities in Virginia; and Currituck County in North Carolina.