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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2011	100.9	101.6	102.2	103.1	102.7	102.3	101.8	102.9	102.8	103.5	103.5	102.0	102.4
2012	100.9	101.1	102.4	102.5	103.4	103.6	(P) 103.1
Manufacturing
2011	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.7
2012	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	(P) 14.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	19.1	18.9	19.0	19.2	19.3	19.2	19.2	19.3	19.1	19.2	19.6	19.6	19.2
2012	19.1	18.8	19.0	19.1	19.3	19.4	(P) 19.4
Government
2011	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.3
2012	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.5	14.7	(P) 14.3
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
2011	(1) 124,907	(1) 125,058	(1) 125,390	(1) 125,751	(1) 125,347	(1) 124,814	(1) 125,982	(1) 127,129	(1) 126,120	(1) 125,777	(1) 125,351	(1) 123,622	(1) 125,438
2012	(2) 123,774	(2) 124,575	125,290	124,268	125,681	126,164	(P) 126,807
Employment
2011	(1) 115,048	(1) 115,806	(1) 116,417	(1) 117,346	(1) 116,713	(1) 115,374	(1) 116,721	(1) 117,896	(1) 117,169	(1) 117,245	(1) 117,231	(1) 115,389	(1) 116,530
2012	(2) 115,339	(2) 116,026	117,090	116,718	117,773	117,188	(P) 117,883
Unemployment
2011	(1) 9,859	(1) 9,252	(1) 8,973	(1) 8,405	(1) 8,634	(1) 9,440	(1) 9,261	(1) 9,233	(1) 8,951	(1) 8,532	(1) 8,120	(1) 8,233	(1) 8,908
2012	(2) 8,435	(2) 8,549	8,200	7,550	7,908	8,976	(P) 8,924
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.4	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.6	(1) 7.4	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.1
2012	(2) 6.8	(2) 6.9	6.5	6.1	6.3	7.1	(P) 7.0
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (2) Corrected. (P) Preliminary
The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics