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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	(p)167.9
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	(p)9.7
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	(p)17.2
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	(p)32.2
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	(p)1.0
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	(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	(p)22.0
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	(p)30.9
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	(p)15.4
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	(p)7.1
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	(p)24.9
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	157,993	157,963	158,192	157,520	156,392	157,232	157,402	155,598	154,823	(1)-	155,728	(p)156,421
2026	(p)157,182
Employment
2025	152,972	152,768	152,951	152,318	150,947	151,199	151,681	149,752	149,914	(1)-	149,802	(p)151,305
2026	(p)151,488
Unemployment
2025	5,021	5,195	5,241	5,202	5,445	6,033	5,721	5,846	4,909	(1)-	5,926	(p)5,116
2026	(p)5,694
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.8	3.6	3.8	3.2	(1)-	3.8	(p)3.3
2026	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary
The Roanoke, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Botetourt, Craig, Franklin, and Roanoke Counties and Roanoke and Salem Cities in Virginia.