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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	(p)158.2
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	(p)8.9
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	(p)15.3
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	(p)31.8
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	(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	(p)7.3
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	(p)21.9
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	(p)28.1
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	(p)14.6
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	(p)6.5
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	(p)22.6
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
2020	(1)159,046	(1)160,247	(1)159,726	(1)157,560	(1)152,675	(1)155,049	(1)156,620	(1)157,953	(1)154,192	(1)152,957	(1)153,074	(1)152,586	(1)155,974
2021	151,792	152,508	153,845	(p)152,729
Employment
2020	(1)154,493	(1)156,092	(1)155,198	(1)140,626	(1)139,415	(1)142,038	(1)144,686	(1)147,500	(1)145,169	(1)144,960	(1)145,298	(1)144,347	(1)146,652
2021	143,522	144,746	146,335	(p)147,140
Unemployment
2020	(1)4,553	(1)4,155	(1)4,528	(1)16,934	(1)13,260	(1)13,011	(1)11,934	(1)10,453	(1)9,023	(1)7,997	(1)7,776	(1)8,239	(1)9,322
2021	8,270	7,762	7,510	(p)5,589
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)2.9	(1)2.6	(1)2.8	(1)10.7	(1)8.7	(1)8.4	(1)7.6	(1)6.6	(1)5.9	(1)5.2	(1)5.1	(1)5.4	(1)6.0
2021	5.4	5.1	4.9	(p)3.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.