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Roanoke, 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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Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2008 |
161.1 |
161.1 |
162.0 |
162.1 |
163.5 |
164.2 |
161.1 |
161.5 |
162.7 |
162.4 |
162.2 |
161.4 |
162.1 |
2009 |
159.1 |
158.9 |
158.9 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2008 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
2009 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
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Manufacturing |
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2008 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
16.7 |
16.8 |
16.9 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
16.6 |
16.5 |
16.5 |
16.3 |
16.7 |
2009 |
16.2 |
16.2 |
16.2 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2008 |
36.2 |
35.9 |
35.8 |
35.9 |
35.9 |
36.0 |
36.1 |
36.2 |
35.9 |
35.6 |
35.9 |
36.0 |
36.0 |
2009 |
35.1 |
34.7 |
34.6 |
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Information |
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2008 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2009 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
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Financial Activities |
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2008 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.5 |
2009 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.2 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2008 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.6 |
21.7 |
22.5 |
22.3 |
22.0 |
21.8 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
2009 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2008 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
23.8 |
23.7 |
23.1 |
23.1 |
23.9 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
23.7 |
2009 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2008 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
13.7 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
13.7 |
2009 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
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Other Services |
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2008 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
2009 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
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Government |
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2008 |
22.2 |
22.3 |
22.5 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
22.4 |
19.9 |
19.7 |
21.7 |
22.5 |
22.8 |
22.4 |
21.9 |
2009 |
22.0 |
22.3 |
22.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2008 |
156,175 |
155,815 |
157,004 |
156,718 |
158,078 |
158,682 |
158,406 |
157,369 |
156,831 |
157,168 |
157,736 |
156,937 |
157,243 |
2009 |
157,922 |
158,769 |
158,272 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
150,476 |
150,095 |
151,238 |
151,696 |
152,222 |
152,417 |
151,873 |
150,774 |
150,671 |
150,758 |
150,603 |
148,978 |
150,983 |
2009 |
147,654 |
147,064 |
146,723 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
5,699 |
5,720 |
5,766 |
5,022 |
5,856 |
6,265 |
6,533 |
6,595 |
6,160 |
6,410 |
7,133 |
7,959 |
6,260 |
2009 |
10,268 |
11,705 |
11,549 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
4.0 |
2009 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
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The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.
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