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Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Virginia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Mining & Logging

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Construction

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Manufacturing

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Information

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Financial Activities

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Professional & Business Services

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Educational & Health Services

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Other Services

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Government

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Virginia
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2024

4,558,770 4,567,444 4,580,043 4,565,331 4,571,774 4,598,755 4,606,113 4,574,529 4,568,356 4,573,856 (p)4,550,504    

2025

(p)4,477,788                        

Employment

2024

4,433,559 4,434,381 4,468,309 4,459,749 4,449,081 4,459,475 4,453,982 4,414,114 4,428,223 4,441,361 (p)4,416,167    

2025

(p)4,342,191                        

Unemployment

2024

125,211 133,063 111,734 105,582 122,693 139,280 152,131 160,415 140,133 132,495 (p)134,337    

2025

(p)135,597                        

Unemployment Rate

2024

2.7 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.1 2.9 (p)3.0    

2025

(p)3.0                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary