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
2012	100.1	100.2	101.0	102.3	102.1	101.7	101.5	102.1	102.0	103.9	103.4	104.4	102.1
2013	101.7	103.2	103.3	(P) 103.9
Manufacturing
2012	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.5	14.6
2013	14.5	14.4	14.5	(P) 14.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	19.8	19.5	19.6	19.7	19.8	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.7	20.1	20.0	19.8
2013	19.5	19.7	19.6	(P) 19.9
Government
2012	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.6	14.4	14.6	14.0	14.2	14.0	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.4
2013	14.6	14.6	14.6	(P) 14.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

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
2012	(1) 119,819	(1) 119,947	(1) 120,414	(1) 120,317	(1) 121,240	(1) 121,089	(1) 122,057	(1) 120,833	(1) 119,920	(1) 122,117	(1) 120,601	(1) 121,673	(1) 120,835
2013	121,641	122,055	122,146	(P) 121,742
Employment
2012	(1) 111,134	(1) 111,421	(1) 112,176	(1) 112,861	(1) 113,275	(1) 112,179	(1) 113,219	(1) 112,565	(1) 112,352	(1) 114,715	(1) 113,402	(1) 114,099	(1) 112,783
2013	113,380	114,296	115,086	(P) 114,954
Unemployment
2012	(1) 8,685	(1) 8,526	(1) 8,238	(1) 7,456	(1) 7,965	(1) 8,910	(1) 8,838	(1) 8,268	(1) 7,568	(1) 7,402	(1) 7,199	(1) 7,574	(1) 8,052
2013	8,261	7,759	7,060	(P) 6,788
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.6	(1) 7.4	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.7
2013	6.8	6.4	5.8	(P) 5.6
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.

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