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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
2016	159.6	159.2	161.4	162.7	162.9	162.8	160.8	161.6	162.8	163.8	163.9	164.4	162.2
2017	162.1	162.0	163.2	163.1	163.7	(p)164.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	8.4	8.4	8.9	9.2	9.3	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.1	9.2
2017	8.9	9.0	9.2	9.5	9.6	(p)9.7
Manufacturing
2016	15.7	15.6	15.8	15.6	15.7	15.7	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.6
2017	15.6	15.5	15.7	15.3	15.3	(p)15.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	34.3	34.0	34.0	34.2	34.3	34.5	34.3	34.5	34.2	34.9	35.0	35.8	34.5
2017	35.0	34.4	34.2	34.0	34.0	(p)34.6
Information
2016	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4
2017	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
Financial Activities
2016	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
2017	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	(p)8.2
Professional & Business Services
2016	21.3	21.3	21.5	21.9	21.7	21.9	21.8	21.9	21.8	21.9	21.7	22.0	21.7
2017	21.8	21.8	22.0	21.8	22.0	(p)22.4
Educational & Health Services
2016	27.1	27.1	27.3	27.4	27.0	26.7	27.0	27.3	27.7	27.9	28.0	27.8	27.4
2017	27.7	27.9	28.0	28.1	27.7	(p)27.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	13.6	13.6	14.0	14.5	15.0	15.5	15.3	15.2	14.5	14.3	14.2	14.0	14.5
2017	13.7	13.7	14.0	14.4	14.8	(p)15.4
Other Services
2016	7.5	7.5	7.7	7.8	7.8	8.1	8.1	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8
2017	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	(p)8.0
Government
2016	22.1	22.2	22.7	22.6	22.6	21.3	19.7	20.2	22.2	22.5	22.8	22.9	22.0
2017	22.3	22.6	22.9	22.8	22.9	(p)21.7
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
2016	(r)155,372	(r)155,812	(r)157,830	(r)156,771	(r)157,668	(r)157,626	(r)157,982	(r)157,282	(r)157,563	(r)158,039	(r)157,627	(r)158,103	(r)157,306
2017	158,673	158,692	160,199	159,484	(p)160,513
Employment
2016	(r)148,988	(r)149,471	(r)151,660	(r)151,296	(r)151,889	(r)151,160	(r)151,427	(r)150,606	(r)151,079	(r)151,778	(r)151,742	(r)152,152	(r)151,104
2017	152,137	152,471	154,237	153,861	(p)154,385
Unemployment
2016	(r)6,384	(r)6,341	(r)6,170	(r)5,475	(r)5,779	(r)6,466	(r)6,555	(r)6,676	(r)6,484	(r)6,261	(r)5,885	(r)5,951	(r)6,202
2017	6,536	6,221	5,962	5,623	(p)6,128
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)3.9	(r)3.5	(r)3.7	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.2	(r)4.1	(r)4.0	(r)3.7	(r)3.8	(r)3.9
2017	4.1	3.9	3.7	3.5	(p)3.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.