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 |
|
2024 |
4,206.2 |
4,212.0 |
4,223.1 |
4,224.8 |
4,226.7 |
4,232.7 |
4,236.3 |
4,237.2 |
4,250.2 |
4,253.7 |
4,259.7 |
4,273.9 |
2025 |
4,267.1 |
4,265.5 |
4,272.2 |
4,274.9 |
4,276.7 |
4,268.3 |
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Mining and Logging |
|
2024 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
2025 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
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Construction |
|
2024 |
216.6 |
217.0 |
217.4 |
217.9 |
218.4 |
219.3 |
219.4 |
219.5 |
220.0 |
220.1 |
221.8 |
219.0 |
2025 |
214.6 |
218.9 |
224.1 |
228.7 |
227.2 |
228.9 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
245.4 |
244.8 |
244.4 |
244.5 |
244.1 |
244.5 |
243.6 |
243.2 |
242.8 |
243.0 |
242.8 |
242.2 |
2025 |
241.4 |
242.9 |
244.2 |
242.6 |
242.0 |
241.3 |
|
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|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
674.6 |
675.5 |
676.1 |
676.6 |
677.1 |
677.2 |
677.3 |
677.5 |
679.1 |
678.1 |
678.5 |
678.4 |
2025 |
675.9 |
678.8 |
680.3 |
680.1 |
680.8 |
680.6 |
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|
|
Information |
|
2024 |
70.3 |
69.9 |
70.1 |
70.1 |
70.2 |
70.3 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
69.9 |
70.6 |
71.7 |
2025 |
71.7 |
70.5 |
70.2 |
70.5 |
70.4 |
70.3 |
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|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
220.8 |
220.9 |
220.9 |
220.9 |
221.0 |
220.9 |
221.1 |
221.3 |
221.2 |
222.3 |
221.3 |
219.7 |
2025 |
220.2 |
220.5 |
221.0 |
220.6 |
221.3 |
220.8 |
|
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|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
807.9 |
808.8 |
811.8 |
812.2 |
812.8 |
813.8 |
815.1 |
815.1 |
818.2 |
815.9 |
814.0 |
818.2 |
2025 |
817.0 |
809.7 |
808.3 |
808.0 |
810.4 |
806.9 |
|
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|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
598.0 |
599.1 |
602.4 |
604.3 |
604.2 |
607.6 |
609.6 |
611.4 |
614.5 |
618.5 |
620.7 |
626.9 |
2025 |
629.0 |
630.2 |
631.5 |
631.3 |
632.9 |
630.7 |
|
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|
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|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
414.9 |
415.5 |
416.7 |
417.0 |
416.8 |
416.6 |
415.5 |
414.4 |
415.5 |
415.2 |
415.3 |
419.0 |
2025 |
419.3 |
416.9 |
418.0 |
418.6 |
418.8 |
417.3 |
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|
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
203.2 |
203.8 |
204.7 |
204.2 |
204.0 |
204.6 |
204.7 |
204.9 |
205.4 |
203.6 |
205.5 |
205.5 |
2025 |
204.5 |
204.8 |
204.7 |
206.2 |
207.5 |
206.3 |
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|
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|
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Government |
|
2024 |
747.2 |
749.4 |
751.4 |
749.8 |
750.8 |
750.6 |
752.6 |
752.5 |
756.1 |
759.7 |
761.8 |
766.0 |
2025 |
766.3 |
765.1 |
762.7 |
761.2 |
758.3 |
758.1 |
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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 |
|
2024 |
4,576,065 |
4,576,369 |
4,577,153 |
4,578,332 |
4,580,119 |
4,582,249 |
4,584,953 |
4,588,480 |
4,592,170 |
4,595,523 |
4,597,300 |
4,598,454 |
2025 |
4,601,061 |
4,596,138 |
4,586,644 |
4,579,606 |
4,568,261 |
4,558,145 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
4,445,718 |
4,447,406 |
4,449,162 |
4,450,653 |
4,452,366 |
4,453,868 |
4,455,142 |
4,456,672 |
4,458,479 |
4,460,564 |
4,462,224 |
4,463,624 |
2025 |
4,464,004 |
4,455,726 |
4,441,007 |
4,427,617 |
4,412,170 |
4,398,029 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
130,347 |
128,963 |
127,991 |
127,679 |
127,753 |
128,381 |
129,811 |
131,808 |
133,691 |
134,959 |
135,076 |
134,830 |
2025 |
137,057 |
140,412 |
145,637 |
151,989 |
156,091 |
160,116 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2025 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
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United States Department of Labor
