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Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
3,852.0 | 3,865.5 | 3,888.6 | 3,915.4 | 3,926.0 | 3,949.1 | 3,958.2 | 3,967.4 | 3,958.1 | 3,992.5 | 4,023.1 | 4,019.6 | 3,943.0 |
2022 |
3,940.9 | 3,987.8 | 4,003.4 | 4,042.5 | 4,052.2 | (p)4,075.9 | |||||||
Mining & Logging |
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2021 |
6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
2022 |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | (p)7.4 | |||||||
Construction |
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2021 |
200.2 | 199.8 | 202.1 | 206.1 | 207.8 | 208.4 | 210.0 | 208.4 | 206.2 | 205.2 | 204.5 | 203.4 | 205.2 |
2022 |
198.4 | 201.4 | 203.3 | 205.0 | 205.3 | (p)209.2 | |||||||
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
236.1 | 237.2 | 237.7 | 235.7 | 236.0 | 234.3 | 237.6 | 237.5 | 236.9 | 233.2 | 236.2 | 236.7 | 236.3 |
2022 |
233.7 | 235.1 | 235.1 | 236.1 | 237.5 | (p)237.9 | |||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
651.3 | 642.3 | 644.4 | 643.1 | 648.4 | 654.7 | 656.9 | 654.7 | 649.0 | 658.2 | 673.8 | 683.2 | 655.0 |
2022 |
663.1 | 660.1 | 657.7 | 656.4 | 659.2 | (p)665.2 | |||||||
Information |
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2021 |
64.8 | 65.0 | 65.4 | 65.6 | 66.1 | 66.6 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 65.9 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 66.4 |
2022 |
67.2 | 66.6 | 68.0 | 68.1 | 67.8 | (p)69.5 | |||||||
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
207.8 | 209.0 | 209.1 | 209.4 | 209.6 | 210.8 | 211.9 | 212.0 | 210.0 | 209.6 | 209.9 | 210.0 | 209.9 |
2022 |
205.8 | 206.7 | 206.4 | 206.9 | 205.4 | (p)208.9 | |||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
760.3 | 763.5 | 766.9 | 772.8 | 774.9 | 776.4 | 784.2 | 783.7 | 776.9 | 784.9 | 785.9 | 782.6 | 776.1 |
2022 |
771.2 | 780.3 | 782.8 | 790.2 | 791.6 | (p)795.9 | |||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
532.8 | 537.0 | 537.7 | 540.3 | 530.4 | 525.3 | 530.7 | 532.5 | 535.3 | 541.2 | 545.3 | 543.3 | 536.0 |
2022 |
539.4 | 543.6 | 548.2 | 556.7 | 555.0 | (p)555.9 | |||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
315.6 | 317.2 | 325.6 | 336.0 | 351.9 | 372.6 | 389.4 | 387.5 | 371.3 | 373.9 | 375.2 | 376.5 | 357.7 |
2022 |
365.9 | 376.4 | 383.8 | 400.8 | 414.5 | (p)432.3 | |||||||
Other Services |
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2021 |
179.5 | 179.5 | 180.6 | 182.5 | 183.3 | 185.1 | 187.1 | 186.5 | 184.1 | 186.6 | 185.6 | 185.6 | 183.8 |
2022 |
184.1 | 186.1 | 186.4 | 188.0 | 188.4 | (p)189.8 | |||||||
Government |
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2021 |
696.7 | 708.1 | 712.2 | 716.9 | 710.6 | 707.8 | 676.5 | 691.1 | 715.6 | 724.8 | 731.8 | 723.3 | 709.6 |
2022 |
705.1 | 724.5 | 724.5 | 727.2 | 720.2 | (p)703.9 | |||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
(r)4,234,951 | (r)4,258,485 | (r)4,271,427 | (r)4,255,479 | (r)4,260,580 | (r)4,294,260 | (r)4,324,041 | (r)4,271,233 | (r)4,236,658 | (r)4,264,078 | (r)4,268,312 | (r)4,272,370 | (r)4,267,656 |
2022 |
4,293,579 | 4,304,718 | 4,339,319 | 4,331,733 | 4,343,713 | (p)4,375,469 | |||||||
Employment |
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2021 |
(r)4,025,267 | (r)4,056,733 | (r)4,077,560 | (r)4,087,808 | (r)4,085,367 | (r)4,099,660 | (r)4,144,474 | (r)4,102,186 | (r)4,093,370 | (r)4,133,990 | (r)4,147,964 | (r)4,155,254 | (r)4,100,803 |
2022 |
4,146,890 | 4,178,876 | 4,221,770 | 4,222,003 | 4,214,259 | (p)4,248,204 | |||||||
Unemployment |
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2021 |
(r)209,684 | (r)201,752 | (r)193,867 | (r)167,671 | (r)175,213 | (r)194,600 | (r)179,567 | (r)169,047 | (r)143,288 | (r)130,088 | (r)120,348 | (r)117,116 | (r)166,853 |
2022 |
146,689 | 125,842 | 117,549 | 109,730 | 129,454 | (p)127,265 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
(r)5.0 | (r)4.7 | (r)4.5 | (r)3.9 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.5 | (r)4.2 | (r)4.0 | (r)3.4 | (r)3.1 | (r)2.8 | (r)2.7 | (r)3.9 |
2022 |
3.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | (p)2.9 | |||||||