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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	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	162.1	163.5	164.1	164.5	164.4	165.7	164.0	165.1	166.2	167.4	168.3	168.3	165.3
2024	166.0	(p)167.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	9.3	9.3	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.6	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.7
2024	9.8	(p)10.0
Manufacturing
2023	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.6	16.7	16.8	16.8	16.9	17.0	17.0	16.9	17.1	16.8
2024	17.0	(p)16.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	32.2	32.1	31.9	31.7	31.7	32.0	31.8	31.6	31.9	32.4	32.8	33.2	32.1
2024	31.9	(p)32.0
Information
2023	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
2024	1.2	(p)1.2
Financial Activities
2023	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.2	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.9
2024	7.8	(p)7.8
Professional & Business Services
2023	22.0	22.2	22.2	22.3	22.1	22.2	22.1	22.1	22.0	22.0	22.1	21.9	22.1
2024	22.0	(p)22.0
Educational & Health Services
2023	28.3	28.6	28.6	28.6	28.3	28.6	29.0	29.2	29.5	29.7	29.9	30.1	29.0
2024	29.8	(p)30.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	14.6	14.8	15.1	15.4	15.8	16.0	15.8	15.9	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.4
2024	15.0	(p)14.9
Other Services
2023	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.0	7.1
2024	7.0	(p)7.0
Government
2023	23.2	24.0	24.0	24.2	24.1	24.0	22.2	23.2	24.3	24.7	25.2	24.9	24.0
2024	24.5	(p)25.5
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
2023	161,216	162,836	164,394	163,736	165,829	165,343	165,439	164,580	164,761	164,751	164,585	(p)163,363
2024	163,881	(p)164,308
Employment
2023	155,940	158,049	159,746	159,749	161,405	160,614	160,991	159,537	159,888	159,902	159,838	(p)158,928
2024	159,400	(p)159,550
Unemployment
2023	5,276	4,787	4,648	3,987	4,424	4,729	4,448	5,043	4,873	4,849	4,747	(p)4,435
2024	4,481	(p)4,758
Unemployment Rate
2023	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.4	2.7	2.9	2.7	3.1	3.0	2.9	2.9	(p)2.7
2024	2.7	(p)2.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.