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Northern Virginia, 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	Northern Virginia, Va.
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2016	1,409.5	1,410.5	1,417.9	1,437.9	1,445.8	1,457.3	1,444.2	1,445.0	1,445.8	1,454.8	1,456.5	1,456.1	1,440.1
2017	1,437.0	1,444.3	1,447.5	1,458.8	(p)1,464.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	68.3	67.8	69.5	71.8	72.5	73.5	72.9	73.1	73.0	72.8	71.6	70.6	71.5
2017	70.5	70.2	72.0	74.4	(p)74.8
Manufacturing
2016	25.1	25.2	25.5	25.7	26.0	26.0	26.3	26.2	25.9	26.0	26.0	26.0	25.8
2017	25.7	25.7	25.9	25.9	(p)26.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	212.3	209.5	210.2	211.6	213.7	215.1	215.1	215.2	213.1	216.5	220.1	222.6	214.6
2017	213.5	211.4	211.7	213.0	(p)214.7
Information
2016	39.8	39.9	39.3	39.5	38.9	39.7	39.6	39.6	39.3	38.3	36.8	36.4	38.9
2017	36.3	36.7	36.3	35.8	(p)35.5
Financial Activities
2016	71.6	71.8	72.0	72.5	72.9	73.6	74.3	74.5	73.8	73.3	73.7	73.3	73.1
2017	72.8	73.5	73.7	73.9	(p)74.9
Professional & Business Services
2016	385.6	386.7	387.1	394.6	395.2	397.9	398.7	400.3	396.1	399.9	398.6	400.4	395.1
2017	397.8	400.9	401.9	405.0	(p)407.1
Educational & Health Services
2016	159.2	160.2	160.7	162.8	161.5	160.6	160.8	162.4	164.9	165.7	165.0	164.3	162.3
2017	165.5	167.5	167.0	168.8	(p)165.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	136.8	136.9	139.2	143.4	147.8	152.8	153.0	152.1	146.0	144.8	143.7	143.9	145.0
2017	139.8	141.1	142.9	144.6	(p)146.4
Other Services
2016	76.2	76.6	77.1	77.8	78.2	79.0	79.3	79.1	78.4	77.9	79.2	79.3	78.2
2017	77.2	77.4	77.1	77.2	(p)77.7
Government
2016	234.6	235.9	237.3	238.2	239.1	239.1	224.2	222.5	235.3	239.6	241.8	239.3	235.6
2017	237.9	239.9	239.0	240.2	(p)241.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Northern Virginia, Va.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2016	(r)1,565,977	(r)1,572,697	(r)1,581,798	(r)1,578,507	(r)1,588,813	(r)1,594,379	(r)1,603,778	(r)1,586,021	(r)1,586,723	(r)1,596,180	(r)1,595,484	(r)1,590,636	(r)1,586,749
2017	1,599,435	1,609,510	1,617,806	1,619,629	(p)1,628,549
Employment
2016	(r)1,513,058	(r)1,520,575	(r)1,529,679	(r)1,532,980	(r)1,539,795	(r)1,540,084	(r)1,549,113	(r)1,530,905	(r)1,531,543	(r)1,542,246	(r)1,545,960	(r)1,541,511	(r)1,534,787
2017	1,545,461	1,557,135	1,567,221	1,571,416	(p)1,575,926
Unemployment
2016	(r)52,919	(r)52,122	(r)52,119	(r)45,527	(r)49,018	(r)54,295	(r)54,665	(r)55,116	(r)55,180	(r)53,934	(r)49,524	(r)49,125	(r)51,962
2017	53,974	52,375	50,585	48,213	(p)52,623
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)3.4	(r)3.3	(r)3.3	(r)2.9	(r)3.1	(r)3.4	(r)3.4	(r)3.5	(r)3.5	(r)3.4	(r)3.1	(r)3.1	(r)3.3
2017	3.4	3.3	3.1	3.0	(p)3.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
Northern Virginia, Va. includes Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia.