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Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC: 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	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	790.9	795.6	798.0	802.9	805.5	813.1	813.7	811.6	809.5	814.1	817.8	816.2	807.4
2024	804.6	809.8	816.3	(p)819.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	40.3	40.2	40.2	40.4	40.7	41.1	41.1	41.2	41.3	41.6	42.0	42.2	41.0
2024	42.4	43.0	43.7	(p)43.1
Manufacturing
2023	58.0	58.8	58.0	58.2	58.4	58.8	58.7	58.7	58.5	58.7	59.0	59.3	58.6
2024	59.2	59.3	59.8	(p)60.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	129.7	128.4	128.6	128.7	129.5	130.6	130.2	129.7	129.3	131.5	134.2	135.1	130.5
2024	129.7	129.6	129.9	(p)130.3
Information
2023	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.0	8.8	8.8	8.9	9.0	9.1
2024	8.8	8.8	8.9	(p)8.9
Financial Activities
2023	41.1	41.2	41.7	42.1	42.5	43.1	44.2	44.0	43.5	43.0	43.1	43.3	42.7
2024	43.3	43.2	43.0	(p)43.7
Professional & Business Services
2023	119.5	120.7	120.9	121.3	121.4	121.9	122.9	122.5	121.6	121.8	121.2	119.8	121.3
2024	118.2	119.3	121.2	(p)121.8
Educational & Health Services
2023	116.2	117.1	117.2	117.3	116.2	116.1	116.9	117.8	119.1	119.8	120.7	120.7	117.9
2024	120.2	122.0	122.2	(p)122.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	87.3	87.7	89.4	92.4	95.4	98.2	100.6	99.4	93.9	93.7	93.2	92.5	93.6
2024	90.9	90.8	91.8	(p)93.7
Other Services
2023	33.7	33.9	34.0	34.3	34.5	34.8	35.2	35.2	34.7	35.3	34.9	34.7	34.6
2024	34.8	34.7	34.8	(p)35.3
Government
2023	155.9	158.4	158.9	159.1	157.8	159.3	154.7	154.1	158.8	159.9	160.6	159.6	158.1
2024	157.1	159.1	161.0	(p)159.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)862,882	(1)870,212	(1)878,477	(1)875,322	(1)880,684	(1)885,892	(1)893,763	(1)886,336	(1)884,362	(1)884,009	(1)882,926	(1)877,334	(1)880,183
2024	880,886	881,950	(p)884,854
Employment
2023	(1)834,616	(1)842,566	(1)851,559	(1)852,628	(1)853,839	(1)858,591	(1)866,760	(1)856,604	(1)854,774	(1)855,425	(1)855,680	(1)852,073	(1)852,926
2024	855,366	854,891	(p)861,990
Unemployment
2023	(1)28,266	(1)27,646	(1)26,918	(1)22,694	(1)26,845	(1)27,301	(1)27,003	(1)29,732	(1)29,588	(1)28,584	(1)27,246	(1)25,261	(1)27,257
2024	25,520	27,059	(p)22,864
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.3	(1)3.2	(1)3.1	(1)2.6	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)3.0	(1)3.4	(1)3.3	(1)3.2	(1)3.1	(1)2.9	(1)3.1
2024	2.9	3.1	(p)2.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Gloucester, Isle of Wright, James City, Mathews, Surry, and York Counties and Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg Cities in Virginia; and Currituck County in North Carolina.