Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
4,012.7 |
4,035.1 |
4,038.5 |
4,051.1 |
4,055.4 |
4,053.9 |
4,082.7 |
4,091.1 |
4,106.7 |
4,106.1 |
4,108.3 |
4,111.9 |
2023 |
4,128.0 |
4,133.1 |
4,136.7 |
4,140.0 |
4,143.5 |
4,145.7 |
4,150.1 |
4,156.8 |
|
|
|
|
Mining and Logging |
|
2022 |
6.9 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
2023 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2022 |
207.1 |
208.1 |
208.3 |
208.1 |
207.6 |
208.5 |
209.5 |
210.3 |
211.5 |
212.6 |
212.1 |
214.7 |
2023 |
215.8 |
214.5 |
213.4 |
212.5 |
215.1 |
212.2 |
213.5 |
212.1 |
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
240.2 |
241.8 |
243.7 |
244.6 |
244.9 |
245.2 |
245.6 |
245.3 |
246.1 |
246.6 |
245.6 |
245.3 |
2023 |
245.6 |
245.1 |
245.6 |
246.0 |
245.3 |
246.9 |
245.9 |
245.8 |
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
660.3 |
665.0 |
664.5 |
665.1 |
665.2 |
664.1 |
667.8 |
668.9 |
669.7 |
666.2 |
666.0 |
667.3 |
2023 |
667.9 |
667.9 |
665.5 |
665.5 |
665.9 |
666.8 |
666.0 |
668.2 |
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2022 |
68.8 |
69.0 |
69.1 |
69.2 |
69.4 |
69.3 |
70.2 |
70.8 |
70.6 |
70.4 |
71.1 |
71.4 |
2023 |
69.8 |
70.2 |
70.8 |
71.2 |
72.4 |
71.7 |
72.2 |
73.1 |
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
214.0 |
214.5 |
215.1 |
215.6 |
215.8 |
216.2 |
217.2 |
217.6 |
218.5 |
218.0 |
213.8 |
214.2 |
2023 |
214.4 |
214.2 |
213.9 |
216.4 |
216.3 |
216.0 |
216.3 |
217.2 |
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
792.7 |
797.7 |
797.6 |
801.3 |
802.5 |
802.6 |
809.3 |
810.8 |
811.7 |
811.3 |
809.1 |
807.8 |
2023 |
814.3 |
812.4 |
814.8 |
811.3 |
815.0 |
814.0 |
813.7 |
813.2 |
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
544.3 |
546.5 |
545.6 |
550.9 |
552.8 |
552.5 |
556.7 |
557.0 |
561.3 |
564.0 |
567.4 |
567.8 |
2023 |
570.4 |
572.3 |
573.8 |
576.0 |
574.9 |
575.6 |
577.4 |
579.4 |
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
379.5 |
383.2 |
384.9 |
386.7 |
386.4 |
386.9 |
393.0 |
393.5 |
397.7 |
396.5 |
401.0 |
401.4 |
2023 |
407.9 |
407.9 |
408.4 |
409.8 |
408.8 |
406.5 |
406.3 |
405.7 |
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
188.2 |
188.9 |
189.3 |
190.1 |
190.0 |
189.7 |
190.8 |
191.2 |
191.6 |
192.2 |
192.9 |
194.4 |
2023 |
195.1 |
195.2 |
195.6 |
195.6 |
194.9 |
195.2 |
194.5 |
193.7 |
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
710.7 |
713.4 |
713.3 |
712.4 |
713.7 |
711.7 |
715.5 |
718.5 |
720.8 |
721.1 |
722.1 |
720.4 |
2023 |
719.6 |
726.3 |
727.8 |
728.6 |
727.9 |
733.7 |
737.2 |
741.4 |
|
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
4,390,475 |
4,409,478 |
4,421,757 |
4,427,764 |
4,428,210 |
4,427,042 |
4,428,430 |
4,434,229 |
4,445,177 |
4,457,720 |
4,465,650 |
4,470,272 |
2023 |
4,487,575 |
4,505,399 |
4,529,061 |
4,550,813 |
4,574,325 |
4,588,251 |
4,597,503 |
4,601,469 |
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
4,261,556 |
4,283,613 |
4,300,032 |
4,310,885 |
4,315,572 |
4,315,557 |
4,313,022 |
4,311,198 |
4,312,867 |
4,317,964 |
4,324,760 |
4,330,531 |
2023 |
4,342,658 |
4,359,522 |
4,385,492 |
4,410,553 |
4,439,917 |
4,463,071 |
4,481,162 |
4,488,510 |
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
128,919 |
125,865 |
121,725 |
116,879 |
112,638 |
111,485 |
115,408 |
123,031 |
132,310 |
139,756 |
140,890 |
139,741 |
2023 |
144,917 |
145,877 |
143,569 |
140,260 |
134,408 |
125,180 |
116,341 |
112,959 |
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2023 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
|
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United States Department of Labor
