Virginia: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2025 |
4,275.5 |
4,277.0 |
4,278.8 |
4,283.7 |
4,289.4 |
4,287.3 |
4,280.1 |
4,278.0 |
4,276.2 |
4,253.0 |
4,262.7 |
4,252.8 |
2026 |
4,248.0 |
4,238.5 |
4,245.3 |
4,245.2 |
4,238.5 |
4,241.8 |
4,232.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining and Logging |
|
2025 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
2026 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2025 |
223.3 |
225.3 |
226.8 |
228.3 |
229.8 |
231.2 |
230.6 |
231.6 |
231.7 |
227.0 |
226.7 |
226.8 |
2026 |
227.5 |
225.8 |
228.3 |
228.7 |
227.0 |
226.1 |
224.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2025 |
240.9 |
240.3 |
240.1 |
240.6 |
240.0 |
238.0 |
237.2 |
235.3 |
234.5 |
233.3 |
232.8 |
232.3 |
2026 |
230.2 |
228.3 |
228.9 |
228.6 |
228.0 |
228.6 |
229.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2025 |
694.9 |
695.7 |
695.9 |
695.0 |
694.9 |
694.8 |
692.1 |
691.8 |
692.0 |
692.9 |
692.1 |
690.2 |
2026 |
691.6 |
689.8 |
690.6 |
695.2 |
695.0 |
694.2 |
692.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2025 |
69.1 |
68.7 |
68.5 |
68.5 |
68.4 |
68.8 |
68.5 |
68.5 |
68.2 |
67.8 |
67.7 |
67.6 |
2026 |
67.0 |
66.1 |
66.7 |
66.5 |
66.2 |
65.4 |
65.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2025 |
222.1 |
222.4 |
222.6 |
222.8 |
223.1 |
223.3 |
223.6 |
223.5 |
223.6 |
223.5 |
223.6 |
223.5 |
2026 |
222.4 |
222.8 |
222.7 |
221.1 |
220.3 |
220.2 |
221.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2025 |
815.2 |
814.7 |
812.8 |
812.7 |
812.1 |
809.0 |
806.8 |
804.4 |
803.4 |
797.9 |
804.5 |
803.1 |
2026 |
796.2 |
793.1 |
790.7 |
789.5 |
785.2 |
788.1 |
784.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2025 |
618.0 |
617.6 |
620.4 |
622.4 |
624.0 |
626.4 |
623.6 |
625.2 |
624.6 |
626.8 |
627.6 |
624.9 |
2026 |
631.6 |
629.1 |
632.0 |
632.2 |
629.7 |
629.0 |
629.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2025 |
418.0 |
418.4 |
419.2 |
419.4 |
422.6 |
420.6 |
419.9 |
421.1 |
421.3 |
420.1 |
419.7 |
419.5 |
2026 |
419.9 |
417.9 |
418.3 |
417.5 |
419.9 |
420.8 |
423.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2025 |
202.7 |
202.2 |
202.4 |
202.8 |
203.5 |
203.1 |
203.1 |
202.9 |
203.1 |
201.7 |
201.4 |
202.0 |
2026 |
202.0 |
201.6 |
202.2 |
199.8 |
199.7 |
198.6 |
197.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2025 |
764.3 |
764.7 |
763.1 |
764.3 |
764.2 |
765.3 |
767.9 |
766.8 |
766.9 |
755.2 |
759.8 |
756.2 |
2026 |
752.9 |
757.3 |
758.3 |
759.5 |
761.0 |
764.3 |
757.7 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Virginia |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2025 |
4,548,415 |
4,545,016 |
4,540,405 |
4,535,111 |
4,529,699 |
4,524,672 |
4,520,733 |
4,517,843 |
4,516,628 |
- |
4,518,582 |
4,519,825 |
2026 |
4,518,567 |
4,513,490 |
4,504,716 |
4,496,941 |
4,490,809 |
4,480,656 |
4,472,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2025 |
4,403,078 |
4,397,876 |
4,392,361 |
4,386,851 |
4,382,013 |
4,377,782 |
4,373,042 |
4,367,233 |
4,361,630 |
- |
4,357,573 |
4,358,884 |
2026 |
4,352,975 |
4,344,121 |
4,332,964 |
4,325,005 |
4,320,819 |
4,312,533 |
4,307,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2025 |
145,337 |
147,140 |
148,044 |
148,260 |
147,686 |
146,890 |
147,691 |
150,610 |
154,998 |
- |
161,009 |
160,941 |
2026 |
165,592 |
169,369 |
171,752 |
171,936 |
169,990 |
168,123 |
165,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2025 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
- |
3.6 |
3.6 |
2026 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
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United States Department of Labor
