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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
2018	159.2	159.6	160.6	161.7	162.3	162.3	160.6	160.8	162.3	162.6	162.4	162.4	161.4
2019	160.7	161.5	162.7	163.2	163.5	162.7	163.1	(p)162.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2018	8.0	8.0	8.2	8.5	8.5	8.7	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.7	8.6	8.2	8.4
2019	8.1	8.0	8.3	8.6	8.7	8.8	8.9	(p)8.9
Manufacturing
2018	15.4	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.5	15.2	15.2	15.3	15.4
2019	15.3	15.4	15.5	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.9	(p)15.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2018	33.0	32.8	33.1	33.2	33.4	33.5	33.3	33.2	33.2	33.4	33.8	33.5	33.3
2019	32.7	32.4	32.7	32.8	33.0	33.1	33.4	(p)33.1
Information
2018	1.4	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
2019	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
Financial Activities
2018	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
2019	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.2	(p)8.2
Professional & Business Services
2018	21.7	21.6	22.0	22.3	22.3	22.4	22.7	22.8	22.7	22.7	22.0	22.7	22.3
2019	22.9	23.3	23.5	23.0	23.1	22.9	23.0	(p)22.9
Educational & Health Services
2018	27.4	27.5	27.6	27.7	27.3	27.4	27.4	27.1	27.9	28.0	28.1	28.0	27.6
2019	27.8	28.0	28.1	28.1	27.8	27.8	27.8	(p)27.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2018	14.3	14.4	14.5	14.9	15.3	15.5	15.3	15.4	14.7	14.6	14.4	14.4	14.8
2019	14.0	14.1	14.5	14.9	15.3	15.7	15.6	(p)15.6
Other Services
2018	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.2	8.1	8.0	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9
2019	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	8.1	8.1	(p)8.0
Government
2018	22.3	22.7	22.7	22.6	22.8	21.6	20.1	20.6	22.4	22.8	23.1	23.1	22.2
2019	22.8	23.2	23.0	23.2	22.9	21.4	20.9	(p)21.3
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
2018	155,236	156,295	157,105	156,717	157,378	157,273	157,281	155,166	156,381	156,853	155,643	155,202	156,377
2019	156,419	158,200	159,171	157,650	159,087	158,822	161,498	(p)159,906
Employment
2018	149,689	150,889	152,032	152,383	152,917	152,028	152,450	150,340	152,216	152,782	151,835	151,312	151,739
2019	151,648	153,266	154,398	153,768	154,610	154,028	156,848	(p)155,460
Unemployment
2018	5,547	5,406	5,073	4,334	4,461	5,245	4,831	4,826	4,165	4,071	3,808	3,890	4,638
2019	4,771	4,934	4,773	3,882	4,477	4,794	4,650	(p)4,446
Unemployment Rate
2018	3.6	3.5	3.2	2.8	2.8	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.5	3.0
2019	3.1	3.1	3.0	2.5	2.8	3.0	2.9	(p)2.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.