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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
2022	157.6	159.2	159.9	161.0	161.4	161.6	161.8	162.1	162.9	163.6	165.3	165.8	161.9
2023	163.7	164.5	164.7	164.9	166.1	165.3	164.0	164.6	165.0	(p)166.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	8.8	8.8	9.0	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.3	9.3	9.3
2023	9.3	9.2	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.7	9.9	9.8	9.6	(p)9.7
Manufacturing
2022	15.7	15.9	16.0	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.2
2023	16.6	16.7	16.8	16.8	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.9	16.7	(p)16.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	32.4	32.2	32.2	32.0	32.2	32.0	32.2	32.3	32.1	32.3	33.1	33.4	32.4
2023	32.4	32.3	31.9	31.8	31.9	32.0	31.8	31.7	31.4	(p)31.9
Information
2022	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
2023	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
Financial Activities
2022	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.8	7.6	7.6	7.7
2023	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
Professional & Business Services
2022	21.9	22.4	22.3	22.5	22.6	22.5	22.5	22.7	22.7	22.6	22.9	23.3	22.6
2023	23.2	23.2	23.5	23.4	24.0	23.9	23.9	23.6	24.0	(p)23.6
Educational & Health Services
2022	27.4	27.5	27.4	27.7	27.4	27.3	27.4	27.6	28.0	28.2	28.4	28.3	27.7
2023	28.3	28.5	28.3	28.4	28.3	28.2	28.4	28.4	28.5	(p)28.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	13.5	13.9	14.3	14.6	15.0	15.5	15.6	15.4	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	14.9
2023	15.0	15.0	15.2	15.3	15.6	16.0	15.9	15.8	15.2	(p)15.4
Other Services
2022	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	7.0	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7
2023	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	(p)6.9
Government
2022	22.7	23.3	23.4	23.2	23.1	22.8	22.2	22.5	23.4	23.6	24.3	24.0	23.2
2023	23.4	24.1	24.1	24.1	24.3	23.0	21.6	22.9	24.1	(p)24.5
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
2022	154,986	156,590	158,194	157,491	158,462	159,017	159,158	158,796	158,979	159,038	159,180	160,616	158,376
2023	161,216	162,836	164,394	163,736	165,829	165,343	165,439	164,580	164,761	(p)164,667
Employment
2022	150,510	152,427	154,022	153,765	153,886	154,280	154,351	153,480	154,276	154,389	154,437	156,450	153,856
2023	155,940	158,049	159,746	159,749	161,405	160,614	160,991	159,537	159,888	(p)159,816
Unemployment
2022	4,476	4,163	4,172	3,726	4,576	4,737	4,807	5,316	4,703	4,649	4,743	4,166	4,520
2023	5,276	4,787	4,648	3,987	4,424	4,729	4,448	5,043	4,873	(p)4,851
Unemployment Rate
2022	2.9	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.3	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.6	2.9
2023	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.4	2.7	2.9	2.7	3.1	3.0	(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.