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	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2011	152.9	153.7	154.5	156.0	156.5	157.7	154.3	156.7	156.7	158.1	158.0	155.5	155.9
2012	152.7	154.0	155.4	155.5	156.8	156.2	(P) 155.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2011	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.8	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.8	7.9
2012	7.6	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.9	(P) 7.9
Manufacturing
2011	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.8	16.7	16.7	16.6
2012	16.6	16.7	16.7	16.8	16.9	17.0	(P) 16.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	34.6	34.4	34.4	34.8	34.9	34.8	35.2	35.8	35.5	36.0	36.5	35.9	35.2
2012	35.0	34.9	35.1	35.1	35.4	35.3	(P) 35.4
Information
2011	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
2012	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(P) 1.7
Financial Activities
2011	7.8	7.9	7.9	8.0	7.9	8.0	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.6	7.9
2012	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	(P) 7.9
Professional & Business Services
2011	20.0	20.1	20.4	20.5	20.4	20.6	20.0	20.3	20.2	20.6	19.9	19.5	20.2
2012	19.2	19.4	19.5	19.4	19.5	19.4	(P) 19.5
Educational & Health Services
2011	23.9	24.1	24.1	24.2	24.0	24.0	23.8	24.2	24.4	24.8	24.7	24.3	24.2
2012	24.2	24.4	24.6	24.3	24.3	24.0	(P) 23.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	12.4	12.5	12.7	13.4	13.9	14.2	13.8	13.9	13.3	13.2	13.0	12.7	13.3
2012	12.3	12.4	12.9	13.4	13.8	14.3	(P) 14.4
Other Services
2011	6.9	6.8	7.0	6.9	7.0	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.1
2012	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	(P) 7.2
Government
2011	21.6	22.0	22.1	22.2	22.0	22.2	20.0	21.0	21.9	22.0	22.5	22.2	21.8
2012	21.5	22.2	22.3	22.1	22.4	21.5	(P) 20.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2011	(1) 160,282	(1) 160,384	(1) 160,920	(1) 160,718	(1) 161,632	(1) 162,634	(1) 161,665	(1) 163,414	(1) 162,661	(1) 163,258	(1) 162,512	(1) 160,192	(1) 161,690
2012	(2) 159,456	(2) 161,187	161,659	160,447	161,308	161,190	(P) 161,817
Employment
2011	(1) 148,443	(1) 149,024	(1) 150,105	(1) 150,633	(1) 151,223	(1) 151,359	(1) 150,699	(1) 152,361	(1) 151,945	(1) 153,040	(1) 152,640	(1) 150,164	(1) 150,970
2012	(2) 149,351	(2) 150,672	151,821	151,112	151,887	150,756	(P) 151,467
Unemployment
2011	(1) 11,839	(1) 11,360	(1) 10,815	(1) 10,085	(1) 10,409	(1) 11,275	(1) 10,966	(1) 11,053	(1) 10,716	(1) 10,218	(1) 9,872	(1) 10,028	(1) 10,720
2012	(2) 10,105	(2) 10,515	9,838	9,335	9,421	10,434	(P) 10,350
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 7.4	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.4	(1) 6.9	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.6
2012	(2) 6.3	(2) 6.5	6.1	5.8	5.8	6.5	(P) 6.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (2) Corrected. (P) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics