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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
2022	157.6	159.2	159.9	161.0	161.4	161.6	161.8	162.1	162.9	163.6	165.3	165.8	161.9
2023	163.7	164.5	164.7	(p)165.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	8.8	8.8	9.0	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.3	9.3	9.3
2023	9.3	9.2	9.4	(p)9.5
Manufacturing
2022	15.7	15.9	16.0	16.2	16.2	16.3	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.2
2023	16.6	16.7	16.8	(p)16.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	32.4	32.2	32.2	32.0	32.2	32.0	32.2	32.3	32.1	32.3	33.1	33.4	32.4
2023	32.4	32.3	31.9	(p)31.8
Information
2022	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
2023	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
Financial Activities
2022	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.8	7.6	7.6	7.7
2023	7.5	7.5	7.5	(p)7.6
Professional & Business Services
2022	21.9	22.4	22.3	22.5	22.6	22.5	22.5	22.7	22.7	22.6	22.9	23.3	22.6
2023	23.2	23.2	23.5	(p)23.4
Educational & Health Services
2022	27.4	27.5	27.4	27.7	27.4	27.3	27.4	27.6	28.0	28.2	28.4	28.3	27.7
2023	28.3	28.5	28.3	(p)28.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	13.5	13.9	14.3	14.6	15.0	15.5	15.6	15.4	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.2	14.9
2023	15.0	15.0	15.2	(p)15.4
Other Services
2022	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	7.0	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7
2023	6.8	6.8	6.8	(p)6.8
Government
2022	22.7	23.3	23.4	23.2	23.1	22.8	22.2	22.5	23.4	23.6	24.3	24.0	23.2
2023	23.4	24.1	24.1	(p)24.1
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
2022	(1)154,986	(1)156,590	(1)158,194	(1)157,491	(1)158,462	(1)159,017	(1)159,158	(1)158,796	(1)158,979	(1)159,038	(1)159,180	(1)160,616	(1)158,376
2023	161,216	162,836	164,394	(p)163,871
Employment
2022	(1)150,510	(1)152,427	(1)154,022	(1)153,765	(1)153,886	(1)154,280	(1)154,351	(1)153,480	(1)154,276	(1)154,389	(1)154,437	(1)156,450	(1)153,856
2023	155,940	158,049	159,746	(p)159,898
Unemployment
2022	(1)4,476	(1)4,163	(1)4,172	(1)3,726	(1)4,576	(1)4,737	(1)4,807	(1)5,316	(1)4,703	(1)4,649	(1)4,743	(1)4,166	(1)4,520
2023	5,276	4,787	4,648	(p)3,973
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)2.9	(1)2.7	(1)2.6	(1)2.4	(1)2.9	(1)3.0	(1)3.0	(1)3.3	(1)3.0	(1)2.9	(1)3.0	(1)2.6	(1)2.9
2023	3.3	2.9	2.8	(p)2.4
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.