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 |
|
2023 |
4,140.1 |
4,151.6 |
4,154.4 |
4,156.6 |
4,164.0 |
4,174.1 |
4,171.8 |
4,179.5 |
4,187.4 |
4,182.5 |
4,187.3 |
4,191.3 |
2024 |
4,199.3 |
4,211.8 |
4,230.0 |
4,236.7 |
4,245.9 |
4,251.4 |
4,246.9 |
4,248.8 |
4,253.3 |
4,250.3 |
|
|
Mining and Logging |
|
2023 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
2024 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
|
|
Construction |
|
2023 |
214.9 |
214.5 |
214.7 |
214.0 |
213.7 |
214.2 |
214.5 |
215.5 |
216.2 |
216.6 |
217.9 |
218.2 |
2024 |
218.9 |
220.0 |
222.0 |
222.2 |
223.6 |
225.5 |
225.0 |
228.0 |
228.7 |
229.1 |
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
246.3 |
246.4 |
245.8 |
245.7 |
246.0 |
246.6 |
246.0 |
246.1 |
246.3 |
246.2 |
246.6 |
247.5 |
2024 |
248.7 |
248.2 |
249.7 |
250.2 |
250.1 |
250.2 |
249.8 |
249.5 |
248.7 |
248.4 |
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
672.7 |
672.0 |
672.3 |
673.0 |
673.9 |
674.3 |
672.0 |
672.5 |
672.7 |
673.1 |
674.5 |
672.2 |
2024 |
670.4 |
673.8 |
677.2 |
678.7 |
678.4 |
678.1 |
677.5 |
677.4 |
677.6 |
677.0 |
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
71.3 |
70.9 |
70.9 |
71.0 |
70.8 |
70.5 |
70.0 |
70.3 |
70.3 |
69.2 |
69.3 |
69.7 |
2024 |
69.4 |
69.5 |
69.7 |
69.9 |
70.6 |
71.6 |
71.4 |
70.9 |
69.7 |
70.0 |
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
220.7 |
220.5 |
221.1 |
220.8 |
221.1 |
222.4 |
222.5 |
222.9 |
223.1 |
222.1 |
222.2 |
222.6 |
2024 |
222.4 |
221.0 |
221.1 |
221.3 |
221.9 |
221.6 |
220.5 |
220.2 |
220.5 |
221.4 |
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
810.3 |
812.0 |
811.6 |
811.0 |
811.5 |
812.5 |
809.1 |
809.4 |
809.5 |
803.8 |
801.6 |
802.8 |
2024 |
808.1 |
815.2 |
817.9 |
816.7 |
815.4 |
821.5 |
823.4 |
819.8 |
818.9 |
816.3 |
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
572.1 |
574.2 |
575.9 |
576.6 |
579.8 |
581.6 |
583.5 |
585.2 |
588.1 |
588.4 |
589.8 |
594.1 |
2024 |
596.3 |
598.8 |
599.6 |
605.7 |
607.1 |
608.6 |
608.3 |
606.3 |
604.3 |
604.4 |
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
403.5 |
407.2 |
406.6 |
408.4 |
409.7 |
412.4 |
413.5 |
415.1 |
415.8 |
415.2 |
416.6 |
418.8 |
2024 |
416.0 |
414.2 |
415.3 |
414.3 |
414.8 |
415.7 |
417.8 |
421.1 |
424.3 |
424.0 |
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
196.4 |
197.1 |
197.8 |
198.3 |
198.4 |
199.4 |
199.4 |
199.8 |
200.6 |
201.8 |
201.3 |
201.2 |
2024 |
200.9 |
200.3 |
201.5 |
202.8 |
204.6 |
204.9 |
204.7 |
204.5 |
203.7 |
202.0 |
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
724.5 |
729.5 |
730.4 |
730.5 |
731.8 |
732.9 |
734.0 |
735.4 |
737.5 |
738.8 |
740.2 |
737.0 |
2024 |
741.0 |
743.5 |
748.8 |
747.6 |
752.1 |
746.4 |
741.2 |
743.9 |
749.6 |
750.3 |
|
|
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 |
|
2023 |
4,518,655 |
4,533,501 |
4,543,184 |
4,547,557 |
4,548,344 |
4,548,388 |
4,550,962 |
4,557,001 |
4,565,476 |
4,573,605 |
4,577,183 |
4,579,693 |
2024 |
4,588,384 |
4,591,517 |
4,588,725 |
4,584,484 |
4,578,976 |
4,574,713 |
4,570,708 |
4,568,828 |
4,571,606 |
4,575,255 |
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
4,380,227 |
4,398,433 |
4,413,559 |
4,424,189 |
4,430,011 |
4,432,076 |
4,432,267 |
4,431,976 |
4,432,525 |
4,434,396 |
4,436,953 |
4,440,308 |
2024 |
4,448,607 |
4,451,772 |
4,454,564 |
4,455,133 |
4,454,212 |
4,452,230 |
4,445,983 |
4,440,496 |
4,440,255 |
4,441,659 |
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
138,428 |
135,068 |
129,625 |
123,368 |
118,333 |
116,312 |
118,695 |
125,025 |
132,951 |
139,209 |
140,230 |
139,385 |
2024 |
139,777 |
139,745 |
134,161 |
129,351 |
124,764 |
122,483 |
124,725 |
128,332 |
131,351 |
133,596 |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2024 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
|
United States Department of Labor
