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Roanoke

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

Roanoke Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Oct 2019
Roanoke, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Roanoke – May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Roanoke, VA Economy at a Glance:

Roanoke, VA
Data Series	Sept 2021	Oct 2021	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)
Employment(1)
Unemployment(1)
Unemployment Rate(2)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	157.7	158.7	160.4	160.7	157.3	(p)158.2
12-month % change	1.6	1.2	1.6	1.6	1.5	(p)1.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	(p)8.9
12-month % change	-1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	(p)3.5
Manufacturing(3)	15.4	15.3	15.4	15.4	15.4	(p)15.3
12-month % change	2.0	1.3	1.3	0.7	2.0	(p)0.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	32.1	32.3	33.3	33.8	33.0	(p)31.8
12-month % change	2.2	0.9	2.1	1.8	2.2	(p)-1.2
Information(3)	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	(p)9.1
Financial Activities(3)	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	(p)7.3
12-month % change	-5.1	-6.3	-6.4	-7.6	-6.4	(p)-5.2
Professional and Business Services(3)	21.7	21.8	21.8	22.0	20.6	(p)21.9
12-month % change	2.4	0.5	-0.5	0.5	-4.2	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(3)	27.5	27.8	28.0	27.9	27.6	(p)28.1
12-month % change	-1.4	-0.7	-0.7	-0.4	0.0	(p)0.7
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	14.2	14.4	14.6	14.6	14.3	(p)14.6
12-month % change	11.8	11.6	14.1	15.9	15.3	(p)16.8
Other Services(3)	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	(p)6.5
12-month % change	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	1.6	(p)3.2
Government(3)	22.8	23.0	23.3	23.0	22.5	(p)22.6
12-month % change	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.3	1.4	(p)-0.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary