Northern Virginia, 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
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Northern Virginia, Va. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
1,548.5 |
1,555.3 |
1,558.6 |
1,567.4 |
1,575.9 |
1,594.6 |
1,580.3 |
1,587.4 |
1,575.0 |
1,584.0 |
1,589.7 |
1,585.0 |
1,575.1 |
2024 |
1,560.7 |
1,569.3 |
1,579.9 |
1,588.8 |
1,601.2 |
1,618.7 |
1,600.0 |
1,599.7 |
1,597.3 |
1,609.1 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
81.2 |
81.5 |
82.1 |
82.3 |
82.7 |
83.2 |
83.6 |
83.5 |
83.0 |
83.4 |
83.1 |
83.2 |
82.7 |
2024 |
80.9 |
81.4 |
83.5 |
84.8 |
86.7 |
89.0 |
89.6 |
91.7 |
91.2 |
92.4 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.3 |
27.5 |
27.9 |
28.2 |
28.2 |
28.1 |
28.0 |
27.9 |
27.8 |
28.0 |
27.8 |
2024 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
27.9 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
28.2 |
28.2 |
28.1 |
27.7 |
27.9 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
220.2 |
216.9 |
217.0 |
217.3 |
219.2 |
221.3 |
220.8 |
220.5 |
218.2 |
220.7 |
224.9 |
227.5 |
220.4 |
2024 |
219.3 |
217.4 |
218.0 |
218.2 |
219.8 |
221.4 |
220.9 |
219.8 |
219.2 |
222.0 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
46.0 |
45.9 |
45.8 |
45.6 |
45.6 |
45.5 |
45.5 |
45.5 |
45.0 |
44.7 |
44.8 |
45.3 |
45.4 |
2024 |
44.4 |
44.5 |
44.7 |
44.7 |
45.4 |
46.2 |
46.3 |
46.3 |
45.0 |
44.9 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
77.7 |
77.5 |
77.8 |
77.7 |
78.0 |
78.5 |
78.1 |
78.2 |
77.2 |
77.9 |
78.1 |
78.8 |
78.0 |
2024 |
77.8 |
77.7 |
78.1 |
78.3 |
78.1 |
78.8 |
78.1 |
77.6 |
77.1 |
77.8 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
450.3 |
452.6 |
450.1 |
453.8 |
454.0 |
458.0 |
459.4 |
458.5 |
451.6 |
453.2 |
451.2 |
449.8 |
453.5 |
2024 |
446.6 |
450.0 |
452.1 |
455.8 |
456.4 |
461.8 |
465.7 |
460.6 |
458.2 |
461.0 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
187.1 |
189.3 |
190.1 |
191.3 |
189.9 |
190.6 |
190.8 |
192.0 |
194.7 |
196.3 |
197.2 |
197.0 |
192.2 |
2024 |
195.1 |
196.9 |
197.2 |
199.2 |
199.0 |
199.2 |
198.9 |
198.1 |
196.5 |
199.0 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
137.5 |
138.1 |
140.7 |
143.3 |
148.2 |
156.1 |
156.2 |
155.2 |
147.3 |
146.4 |
147.0 |
145.1 |
146.8 |
2024 |
141.6 |
141.4 |
143.5 |
146.4 |
151.2 |
156.9 |
157.2 |
156.8 |
149.7 |
148.4 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
76.2 |
76.5 |
76.9 |
77.2 |
77.7 |
79.0 |
79.4 |
78.9 |
78.3 |
79.4 |
79.4 |
79.0 |
78.2 |
2024 |
78.1 |
77.6 |
78.4 |
79.9 |
81.1 |
82.0 |
82.7 |
82.1 |
80.1 |
79.4 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
245.0 |
249.7 |
250.8 |
251.4 |
252.7 |
254.2 |
238.3 |
247.0 |
251.7 |
254.1 |
256.2 |
251.3 |
250.2 |
2024 |
249.1 |
254.6 |
256.5 |
253.6 |
255.5 |
255.2 |
232.4 |
238.6 |
252.6 |
256.3 |
|
|
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Northern Virginia, Va. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
1,707,236 |
1,719,773 |
1,736,293 |
1,730,682 |
1,741,637 |
1,755,639 |
1,757,980 |
1,746,885 |
1,733,322 |
1,735,390 |
1,732,996 |
1,719,772 |
1,734,800 |
2024 |
1,729,646 |
1,731,387 |
1,737,471 |
1,733,969 |
1,744,093 |
1,756,629 |
1,751,741 |
1,735,594 |
1,731,471 |
1,734,773 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
1,662,339 |
1,676,471 |
1,692,997 |
1,693,825 |
1,697,485 |
1,710,172 |
1,713,710 |
1,697,950 |
1,686,513 |
1,689,091 |
1,688,561 |
1,679,087 |
1,690,683 |
2024 |
1,687,944 |
1,686,568 |
1,699,667 |
1,697,932 |
1,702,065 |
1,708,834 |
1,699,788 |
1,680,557 |
1,682,881 |
1,689,219 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
44,897 |
43,302 |
43,296 |
36,857 |
44,152 |
45,467 |
44,270 |
48,935 |
46,809 |
46,299 |
44,435 |
40,685 |
44,117 |
2024 |
41,702 |
44,819 |
37,804 |
36,037 |
42,028 |
47,795 |
51,953 |
55,037 |
48,590 |
45,554 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2024 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Northern Virginia, Va. includes Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Warren Counties and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg, Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
