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Northern Virginia, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2018 |
1,459.9 | 1,465.0 | 1,468.0 | 1,481.4 | 1,491.9 | 1,506.4 | 1,495.2 | 1,490.9 | 1,489.2 | 1,491.3 | 1,501.1 | 1,500.8 | 1,486.8 |
2019 |
1,482.8 | 1,484.0 | 1,494.0 | 1,506.0 | 1,510.0 | 1,521.8 | 1,507.3 | (p)1,503.5 | |||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
72.6 | 73.1 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 75.9 | 76.9 | 78.4 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 76.1 | 77.4 | 78.1 | 76.1 |
2019 |
75.4 | 75.4 | 76.3 | 76.9 | 77.9 | 78.9 | 81.8 | (p)81.6 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
25.5 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.2 |
2019 |
26.3 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 27.0 | (p)26.9 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
216.1 | 213.3 | 213.3 | 214.3 | 216.1 | 217.8 | 217.0 | 216.4 | 215.3 | 216.0 | 220.0 | 222.2 | 216.5 |
2019 |
213.9 | 211.1 | 211.4 | 212.0 | 214.8 | 215.4 | 213.5 | (p)212.5 | |||||
Information |
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2018 |
39.0 | 39.4 | 38.9 | 39.3 | 39.4 | 39.6 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.2 | 38.1 | 38.9 |
2019 |
38.2 | 37.8 | 38.2 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 37.1 | 37.2 | (p)36.7 | |||||
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
77.0 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.7 | 78.2 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 78.7 | 78.4 | 77.7 | 76.8 | 76.7 | 77.9 |
2019 |
77.1 | 76.7 | 77.2 | 78.2 | 77.5 | 79.2 | 78.2 | (p)79.0 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
403.4 | 406.0 | 406.4 | 410.4 | 412.3 | 416.2 | 419.6 | 419.7 | 413.6 | 414.4 | 415.3 | 415.3 | 412.7 |
2019 |
414.4 | 413.0 | 418.0 | 423.1 | 420.6 | 424.9 | 429.3 | (p)427.4 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
168.9 | 169.7 | 169.7 | 171.3 | 168.9 | 168.4 | 168.7 | 168.8 | 170.9 | 171.3 | 172.5 | 170.5 | 170.0 |
2019 |
168.9 | 169.6 | 170.0 | 170.9 | 169.6 | 169.0 | 167.8 | (p)167.4 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
141.1 | 141.6 | 143.5 | 146.2 | 151.7 | 157.0 | 156.6 | 155.8 | 148.4 | 148.2 | 146.8 | 148.0 | 148.7 |
2019 |
145.7 | 148.1 | 151.5 | 154.2 | 157.4 | 160.3 | 157.9 | (p)158.8 | |||||
Other Services |
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2018 |
78.0 | 77.9 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 78.8 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 79.2 | 78.3 | 78.2 | 79.1 | 79.2 | 78.7 |
2019 |
79.1 | 79.1 | 78.7 | 77.9 | 79.0 | 80.3 | 80.8 | (p)81.1 | |||||
Government |
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2018 |
238.3 | 241.0 | 241.1 | 242.8 | 244.4 | 245.2 | 230.3 | 228.4 | 242.2 | 244.7 | 248.7 | 246.1 | 241.1 |
2019 |
243.8 | 246.8 | 246.2 | 248.7 | 249.2 | 249.8 | 233.8 | (p)232.1 | |||||
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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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2018 |
1,616,352 | 1,628,770 | 1,633,008 | 1,631,057 | 1,640,754 | 1,652,166 | 1,659,924 | 1,627,596 | 1,628,196 | 1,634,389 | 1,631,227 | 1,629,776 | 1,634,435 |
2019 |
1,641,674 | 1,650,466 | 1,658,038 | 1,652,231 | 1,665,878 | 1,681,002 | 1,694,870 | (p)1,673,558 | |||||
Employment |
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2018 |
1,568,426 | 1,582,807 | 1,589,014 | 1,593,269 | 1,601,507 | 1,606,951 | 1,617,460 | 1,584,864 | 1,590,192 | 1,596,948 | 1,596,314 | 1,594,522 | 1,593,523 |
2019 |
1,596,030 | 1,606,474 | 1,615,601 | 1,617,398 | 1,625,357 | 1,639,532 | 1,654,242 | (p)1,634,853 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2018 |
47,926 | 45,963 | 43,994 | 37,788 | 39,247 | 45,215 | 42,464 | 42,732 | 38,004 | 37,441 | 34,913 | 35,254 | 40,912 |
2019 |
45,644 | 43,992 | 42,437 | 34,833 | 40,521 | 41,470 | 40,628 | (p)38,705 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
2019 |
2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | (p)2.3 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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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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