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. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
1,491.8 |
1,505.9 |
1,508.9 |
1,524.7 |
1,530.8 |
1,541.4 |
1,545.2 |
1,551.8 |
1,543.8 |
1,558.9 |
1,564.4 |
1,556.3 |
1,535.3 |
2023 |
1,541.9 |
1,546.1 |
1,552.5 |
1,558.5 |
1,566.1 |
1,582.1 |
1,570.0 |
1,575.8 |
1,569.2 |
1,577.9 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
77.0 |
78.1 |
78.8 |
79.6 |
80.0 |
80.3 |
81.8 |
81.9 |
82.1 |
83.6 |
82.7 |
84.3 |
80.9 |
2023 |
82.7 |
83.1 |
84.4 |
85.4 |
85.7 |
87.3 |
86.9 |
85.7 |
84.7 |
84.0 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
26.4 |
26.5 |
26.8 |
27.1 |
27.3 |
27.7 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
28.1 |
28.3 |
27.5 |
2023 |
27.9 |
27.8 |
28.0 |
28.0 |
28.1 |
28.4 |
28.4 |
28.3 |
28.0 |
27.9 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
214.6 |
213.7 |
213.6 |
213.8 |
214.9 |
216.7 |
219.4 |
218.1 |
215.1 |
216.8 |
221.2 |
225.0 |
216.9 |
2023 |
219.2 |
215.6 |
214.5 |
215.5 |
218.1 |
220.0 |
219.2 |
219.0 |
217.3 |
220.7 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2022 |
43.6 |
43.9 |
44.0 |
44.2 |
44.5 |
44.4 |
45.1 |
45.3 |
44.8 |
45.6 |
46.0 |
46.0 |
44.8 |
2023 |
44.5 |
44.9 |
45.0 |
45.2 |
45.8 |
46.1 |
46.9 |
47.4 |
46.1 |
45.7 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
79.6 |
79.9 |
79.8 |
79.6 |
79.5 |
80.0 |
80.7 |
80.8 |
80.2 |
81.1 |
80.4 |
80.4 |
80.2 |
2023 |
79.0 |
80.0 |
79.8 |
80.2 |
79.6 |
79.8 |
80.2 |
81.0 |
80.8 |
80.3 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
436.5 |
439.9 |
438.7 |
444.9 |
445.3 |
447.2 |
453.4 |
453.9 |
447.6 |
452.6 |
450.3 |
447.1 |
446.5 |
2023 |
447.1 |
449.2 |
450.1 |
450.1 |
451.4 |
454.0 |
454.7 |
452.9 |
448.3 |
451.2 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
176.0 |
178.4 |
178.2 |
181.8 |
179.3 |
178.5 |
178.6 |
179.8 |
182.5 |
186.4 |
186.7 |
183.4 |
180.8 |
2023 |
181.6 |
183.8 |
184.8 |
184.4 |
185.2 |
187.0 |
187.9 |
190.2 |
192.6 |
196.3 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
125.2 |
127.4 |
130.3 |
133.2 |
138.5 |
145.5 |
150.0 |
147.6 |
141.0 |
139.7 |
140.2 |
137.8 |
138.0 |
2023 |
137.4 |
136.7 |
139.9 |
142.5 |
144.2 |
150.4 |
151.4 |
149.8 |
142.0 |
139.1 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
73.1 |
73.8 |
74.1 |
74.7 |
75.0 |
75.6 |
76.1 |
75.8 |
74.9 |
75.7 |
75.8 |
76.5 |
75.1 |
2023 |
76.5 |
76.2 |
77.3 |
78.6 |
77.6 |
78.7 |
80.2 |
78.8 |
78.7 |
79.7 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
239.8 |
244.3 |
244.6 |
245.8 |
246.5 |
245.5 |
232.1 |
240.6 |
247.8 |
249.6 |
253.0 |
247.5 |
244.8 |
2023 |
246.0 |
248.8 |
248.7 |
248.6 |
250.4 |
250.4 |
234.2 |
242.7 |
250.7 |
253.0 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
2022 |
1,655,746 |
1,671,233 |
1,685,066 |
1,680,835 |
1,693,814 |
1,702,111 |
1,708,514 |
1,701,359 |
1,689,352 |
1,701,388 |
1,692,575 |
1,693,433 |
1,689,619 |
2023 |
1,706,026 |
1,720,757 |
1,746,224 |
1,741,859 |
1,760,060 |
1,774,739 |
1,779,937 |
1,765,633 |
1,759,497 |
1,754,930 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
1,613,236 |
1,631,766 |
1,645,128 |
1,645,380 |
1,650,527 |
1,657,958 |
1,663,425 |
1,652,155 |
1,645,859 |
1,657,454 |
1,648,254 |
1,655,144 |
1,647,191 |
2023 |
1,657,880 |
1,677,528 |
1,702,347 |
1,703,468 |
1,718,042 |
1,730,208 |
1,738,128 |
1,717,920 |
1,712,325 |
1,708,655 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
42,510 |
39,467 |
39,938 |
35,455 |
43,287 |
44,153 |
45,089 |
49,204 |
43,493 |
43,934 |
44,321 |
38,289 |
42,428 |
2023 |
48,146 |
43,229 |
43,877 |
38,391 |
42,018 |
44,531 |
41,809 |
47,713 |
47,172 |
46,275 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2023 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
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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.
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United States Department of Labor
