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Roanoke, 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	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2025	167.0	167.8	169.2	169.6	170.1	170.1	168.2	168.7	169.5	170.2	171.6	171.4	169.5
2026	168.1	167.8	168.6	(p)169.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	9.6	9.6	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.0	10.0	9.9	10.0
2026	9.7	9.6	9.7	(p)10.1
Manufacturing
2025	17.5	17.6	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.8	17.6	17.5	17.4	17.4	17.4	17.4	17.6
2026	17.3	17.4	17.5	(p)16.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	31.8	31.9	32.0	31.8	32.1	32.1	32.1	32.2	31.9	32.1	32.8	33.1	32.2
2026	32.2	31.7	31.7	(p)32.1
Information
2025	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
2026	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
Financial Activities
2025	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6
2026	7.5	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
Professional & Business Services
2025	22.0	21.8	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.4	22.4	22.2	22.8	23.0	23.0	22.4
2026	22.0	21.8	21.9	(p)22.3
Educational & Health Services
2025	30.0	30.0	30.2	30.5	30.2	30.5	30.4	30.6	30.8	30.7	30.9	31.0	30.5
2026	30.9	30.8	30.9	(p)31.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	14.9	15.0	15.5	15.6	16.1	16.1	16.1	16.4	15.8	15.7	15.7	15.6	15.7
2026	15.4	15.4	15.7	(p)16.0
Other Services
2025	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.2
2026	7.1	7.0	7.1	(p)7.0
Government
2025	25.6	26.3	26.0	26.1	26.0	25.2	23.5	23.6	25.3	25.6	25.9	25.6	25.4
2026	24.9	25.5	25.5	(p)25.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2025	(1)156,895	(1)156,840	(1)158,041	(1)157,575	(1)157,151	(1)157,786	(1)157,561	(1)156,473	(1)156,780	(2)-	(1)157,531	(1)157,535	(1)(3)157,288
2026	157,087	156,745	157,098	(p)156,528
Employment
2025	(1)151,785	(1)151,698	(1)153,087	(1)152,978	(1)152,167	(1)152,412	(1)152,322	(1)150,992	(1)151,771	(2)-	(1)151,593	(1)152,357	(1)(3)152,106
2026	151,355	150,833	151,306	(p)151,295
Unemployment
2025	(1)5,110	(1)5,142	(1)4,954	(1)4,597	(1)4,984	(1)5,374	(1)5,239	(1)5,481	(1)5,009	(2)-	(1)5,938	(1)5,178	(1)(3)5,182
2026	5,732	5,912	5,792	(p)5,233
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)3.3	(1)3.3	(1)3.1	(1)2.9	(1)3.2	(1)3.4	(1)3.3	(1)3.5	(1)3.2	(2)-	(1)3.8	(1)3.3	(1)(3)3.3
2026	3.6	3.8	3.7	(p)3.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.