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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
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
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

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
2024	124,389	124,665	124,571	123,879	123,862	124,256	125,238	123,777	122,994	123,067	(p)122,446
2025	(p)125,801
Employment
2024	120,277	120,404	120,986	120,592	119,889	119,682	120,285	118,619	118,590	118,902	(p)118,208
2025	(p)121,406
Unemployment
2024	4,112	4,261	3,585	3,287	3,973	4,574	4,953	5,158	4,404	4,165	(p)4,238
2025	(p)4,395
Unemployment Rate
2024	3.3	3.4	2.9	2.7	3.2	3.7	4.0	4.2	3.6	3.4	(p)3.5
2025	(p)3.5
Footnotes (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