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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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2024

164.1 165.9 167.0 167.6 167.5 166.8 166.9 166.8 168.0 169.2 170.0 170.0 167.5

2025

166.7 167.4 168.4 168.0 168.5 168.9 (p)167.8            

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2024

9.3 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.8

2025

9.8 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.2 (p)10.4            

Manufacturing

2024

17.0 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.2

2025

17.3 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 (p)17.6            

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

31.8 31.7 31.6 31.5 31.4 31.4 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.6 31.9 32.2 31.6

2025

31.0 30.9 31.1 30.7 30.9 30.9 (p)30.8            

Information

2024

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

2025

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1            

Financial Activities

2024

7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.5

2025

7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 (p)7.4            

Professional & Business Services

2024

21.4 21.8 22.1 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.4 22.3 22.0 21.9 21.9 21.8 22.0

2025

21.6 21.5 21.9 21.8 21.9 22.1 (p)22.3            

Educational & Health Services

2024

29.6 29.9 30.0 30.1 29.8 30.1 30.3 30.3 30.5 30.8 30.9 31.0 30.3

2025

30.9 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8 31.0 (p)31.0            

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

14.6 14.7 15.0 15.3 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.8 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.4

2025

14.9 14.9 15.3 15.6 16.0 16.4 (p)16.3            

Other Services

2024

7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.2

2025

7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 (p)7.3            

Government

2024

24.8 25.7 25.9 25.8 25.5 24.1 23.8 23.9 25.7 26.1 26.5 26.4 25.4

2025

25.7 26.3 26.2 25.9 25.6 24.9 (p)23.6            

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

2024

156,865 158,028 159,649 159,032 158,843 158,799 159,910 158,148 158,944 159,326 158,513 158,522 158,715

2025

157,993 157,963 158,192 157,520 156,392 157,232 (p)157,744            

Employment

2024

152,367 153,386 155,270 155,061 154,304 153,782 154,591 152,801 154,230 154,717 153,914 154,475 154,075

2025

152,972 152,768 152,951 152,318 150,947 151,199 (p)152,036            

Unemployment

2024

4,498 4,642 4,379 3,971 4,539 5,017 5,319 5,347 4,714 4,609 4,599 4,047 4,640

2025

5,021 5,195 5,241 5,202 5,445 6,033 (p)5,708            

Unemployment Rate

2024

2.9 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.9

2025

3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 (p)3.6            

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.