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Lynchburg, 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	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2019	104.7	105.5	106.0	106.6	105.7	105.5	104.4	105.4	105.9	106.8	106.7	105.7	105.7
2020	103.8	104.1	105.1	95.7	95.1	(p)98.6
Manufacturing
2019	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8
2020	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.1	14.2	(p)15.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	19.4	19.3	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.4	19.2	19.3	19.4	19.2	19.4
2020	18.7	18.4	18.8	18.0	18.3	(p)18.4
Government
2019	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.4	13.4	13.2	12.5	13.0	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.3
2020	13.3	13.5	13.7	12.5	11.8	(p)11.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2019	(1)123,049	(1)124,010	(1)124,164	(1)123,519	(1)123,287	(1)123,657	(1)124,154	(1)123,833	(1)124,212	(1)125,006	(1)123,964	(1)122,988	(1)123,820
2020	123,647	124,180	124,515	119,358	118,214	(p)120,995
Employment
2019	(1)118,340	(1)119,631	(1)119,921	(1)120,205	(1)119,376	(1)119,217	(1)119,653	(1)119,550	(1)120,437	(1)121,397	(1)120,431	(1)119,481	(1)119,803
2020	119,259	120,134	119,656	107,259	108,497	(p)111,432
Unemployment
2019	(1)4,709	(1)4,379	(1)4,243	(1)3,314	(1)3,911	(1)4,440	(1)4,501	(1)4,283	(1)3,775	(1)3,609	(1)3,533	(1)3,507	(1)4,017
2020	4,388	4,046	4,859	12,099	9,717	(p)9,563
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)3.8	(1)3.5	(1)3.4	(1)2.7	(1)3.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.0	(1)2.9	(1)2.9	(1)2.9	(1)3.2
2020	3.5	3.3	3.9	10.1	8.2	(p)7.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (p) Preliminary
The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment