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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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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 |
155.4 |
156.0 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
35.4 |
35.4 |
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Information |
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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 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
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Government |
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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 |
20.3 |
21.1 |
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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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2011 |
160,282 |
160,384 |
160,920 |
160,718 |
161,632 |
162,634 |
161,665 |
163,414 |
162,661 |
163,258 |
162,512 |
160,192 |
161,690 |
2012 |
159,456 |
161,187 |
161,659 |
160,447 |
161,308 |
161,190 |
161,907 |
160,981 |
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Employment |
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2011 |
148,443 |
149,024 |
150,105 |
150,633 |
151,223 |
151,359 |
150,699 |
152,361 |
151,945 |
153,040 |
152,640 |
150,164 |
150,970 |
2012 |
149,351 |
150,672 |
151,821 |
151,112 |
151,887 |
150,756 |
151,479 |
151,268 |
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Unemployment |
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2011 |
11,839 |
11,360 |
10,815 |
10,085 |
10,409 |
11,275 |
10,966 |
11,053 |
10,716 |
10,218 |
9,872 |
10,028 |
10,720 |
2012 |
10,105 |
10,515 |
9,838 |
9,335 |
9,421 |
10,434 |
10,428 |
9,713 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2011 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.6 |
2012 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.0 |
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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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