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Roanoke, 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	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2021	154.9	155.9	156.2	156.9	157.3	157.2	157.3	158.4	157.7	158.7	160.4	160.7	157.6
2022	157.3	158.4	158.8	159.1	160.1	159.5	159.2	(p)159.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2021	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.2	9.1	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9
2022	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	(p)9.2
Manufacturing
2021	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.4	15.4	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.3
2022	15.4	15.3	15.5	15.4	15.4	15.4	15.5	(p)15.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2021	32.3	32.2	32.2	32.0	32.2	32.3	32.5	32.4	32.1	32.3	33.3	33.8	32.5
2022	33.0	31.9	32.0	31.6	31.8	32.0	31.9	(p)31.6
Information
2021	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
2022	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
Financial Activities
2021	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.5
2022	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	(p)7.2
Professional & Business Services
2021	21.5	21.7	21.8	21.8	21.9	21.9	22.1	22.1	21.7	21.8	21.8	22.0	21.8
2022	20.6	21.9	21.6	21.8	22.4	21.8	21.7	(p)21.5
Educational & Health Services
2021	27.6	27.9	28.0	28.0	27.6	27.0	27.4	27.4	27.5	27.8	28.0	27.9	27.7
2022	27.6	28.2	28.2	28.2	28.1	28.3	28.3	(p)28.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2021	12.4	12.5	12.7	13.3	13.9	14.5	14.8	14.6	14.2	14.4	14.6	14.6	13.9
2022	14.3	14.6	14.9	15.2	15.4	15.7	15.8	(p)15.5
Other Services
2021	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5
2022	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	(p)6.6
Government
2021	22.2	22.7	22.7	22.9	22.8	22.3	20.8	22.2	22.8	23.0	23.3	23.0	22.6
2022	22.5	22.6	22.7	22.7	22.8	21.9	21.6	(p)22.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2021	152,564	153,651	153,936	152,546	152,732	152,992	153,325	152,421	151,410	152,013	152,080	152,506	152,682
2022	153,104	153,166	154,225	152,781	153,985	153,646	153,914	152,627	(p)152,471
Employment
2021	145,355	146,757	147,254	146,964	146,753	146,371	147,282	146,649	146,292	147,004	147,954	148,616	146,938
2022	147,992	148,828	150,141	148,966	149,428	149,036	149,455	147,795	(p)148,560
Unemployment
2021	7,209	6,894	6,682	5,582	5,979	6,621	6,043	5,772	5,118	5,009	4,126	3,890	5,744
2022	5,112	4,338	4,084	3,815	4,557	4,610	4,459	4,832	(p)3,911
Unemployment Rate
2021	4.7	4.5	4.3	3.7	3.9	4.3	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.3	2.7	2.6	3.8
2022	3.3	2.8	2.6	2.5	3.0	3.0	2.9	3.2	(p)2.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.