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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
2019	160.6	161.4	162.4	163.3	163.1	162.5	161.7	162.8	162.4	162.8	164.0	163.0	162.5
2020	160.7	161.4	161.7	(p)146.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2019	8.4	8.4	8.6	8.9	8.9	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.0	8.9	8.9
2020	8.6	8.6	8.7	(p)8.6
Manufacturing
2019	15.4	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.5	15.4	15.3	15.4	15.6	15.5	15.5
2020	15.5	15.5	15.5	(p)14.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	33.0	32.9	33.0	32.8	32.8	32.9	32.8	32.8	32.7	32.7	33.8	33.7	33.0
2020	32.6	32.5	32.7	(p)30.0
Information
2019	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
2020	1.3	1.3	1.3	(p)1.3
Financial Activities
2019	8.0	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.1
2020	8.1	8.1	8.1	(p)7.5
Professional & Business Services
2019	22.1	22.1	22.1	22.4	22.4	22.7	22.6	22.6	22.5	22.2	22.1	21.9	22.3
2020	21.9	22.0	22.0	(p)21.7
Educational & Health Services
2019	27.7	28.0	28.0	28.1	27.7	27.7	27.7	27.7	28.1	28.3	28.3	28.1	28.0
2020	28.1	28.3	28.4	(p)24.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	14.3	14.3	14.7	15.1	15.5	15.6	15.4	15.3	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.5	14.9
2020	14.1	14.2	14.0	(p)8.8
Other Services
2019	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.9	8.1	8.2	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9
2020	7.7	7.7	7.8	(p)6.9
Government
2019	22.6	23.1	23.2	23.2	23.0	21.4	20.9	22.4	22.9	23.3	23.5	23.2	22.7
2020	22.8	23.2	23.2	(p)22.0
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
2019	(1)156,806	(1)157,816	(1)158,733	(1)157,982	(1)158,330	(1)157,975	(1)159,553	(1)159,213	(1)158,666	(1)159,012	(1)158,511	(1)157,880	(1)158,373
2020	159,094	159,984	(p)159,314
Employment
2019	(1)151,724	(1)152,963	(1)154,038	(1)154,205	(1)154,136	(1)153,195	(1)154,814	(1)154,489	(1)154,514	(1)154,933	(1)154,515	(1)153,947	(1)153,956
2020	154,115	155,389	(p)153,906
Unemployment
2019	(1)5,082	(1)4,853	(1)4,695	(1)3,777	(1)4,194	(1)4,780	(1)4,739	(1)4,724	(1)4,152	(1)4,079	(1)3,996	(1)3,933	(1)4,417
2020	4,979	4,595	(p)5,408
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)3.2	(1)3.1	(1)3.0	(1)2.4	(1)2.6	(1)3.0	(1)3.0	(1)3.0	(1)2.6	(1)2.6	(1)2.5	(1)2.5	(1)2.8
2020	3.1	2.9	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.