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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
 Northern Virginia, Va.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2016

 1,409.5 1,410.5 1,417.9 1,437.9 1,445.8 1,457.3 1,444.2 1,445.0 1,445.8 1,454.8 1,456.5 1,456.1 1,440.1

2017

 1,437.0 1,444.3 1,447.5 1,458.8 1,465.9 (p)1,476.4              

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2016

 68.3 67.8 69.5 71.8 72.5 73.5 72.9 73.1 73.0 72.8 71.6 70.6 71.5

2017

 70.5 70.2 72.0 74.4 75.0 (p)75.4              

Manufacturing

2016

 25.1 25.2 25.5 25.7 26.0 26.0 26.3 26.2 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.0 25.8

2017

 25.7 25.7 25.9 25.9 26.0 (p)26.0              

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2016

 212.3 209.5 210.2 211.6 213.7 215.1 215.1 215.2 213.1 216.5 220.1 222.6 214.6

2017

 213.5 211.4 211.7 213.0 215.5 (p)217.1              

Information

2016

 39.8 39.9 39.3 39.5 38.9 39.7 39.6 39.6 39.3 38.3 36.8 36.4 38.9

2017

 36.3 36.7 36.3 35.8 35.7 (p)36.3              

Financial Activities

2016

 71.6 71.8 72.0 72.5 72.9 73.6 74.3 74.5 73.8 73.3 73.7 73.3 73.1

2017

 72.8 73.5 73.7 73.9 74.8 (p)75.9              

Professional & Business Services

2016

 385.6 386.7 387.1 394.6 395.2 397.9 398.7 400.3 396.1 399.9 398.6 400.4 395.1

2017

 397.8 400.9 401.9 405.0 407.0 (p)406.0              

Educational & Health Services

2016

 159.2 160.2 160.7 162.8 161.5 160.6 160.8 162.4 164.9 165.7 165.0 164.3 162.3

2017

 165.5 167.5 167.0 168.8 166.4 (p)167.1              

Leisure & Hospitality

2016

 136.8 136.9 139.2 143.4 147.8 152.8 153.0 152.1 146.0 144.8 143.7 143.9 145.0

2017

 139.8 141.1 142.9 144.6 146.9 (p)152.7              

Other Services

2016

 76.2 76.6 77.1 77.8 78.2 79.0 79.3 79.1 78.4 77.9 79.2 79.3 78.2

2017

 77.2 77.4 77.1 77.2 77.6 (p)80.0              

Government

2016

 234.6 235.9 237.3 238.2 239.1 239.1 224.2 222.5 235.3 239.6 241.8 239.3 235.6

2017

 237.9 239.9 239.0 240.2 241.0 (p)239.9              

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary

 

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

2016

 (r)1,565,977 (r)1,572,697 (r)1,581,798 (r)1,578,507 (r)1,588,813 (r)1,594,379 (r)1,603,778 (r)1,586,021 (r)1,586,723 (r)1,596,180 (r)1,595,484 (r)1,590,636 (r)1,586,749

2017

 1,599,435 1,609,510 1,617,806 1,619,629 (p)1,628,549                

Employment

2016

 (r)1,513,058 (r)1,520,575 (r)1,529,679 (r)1,532,980 (r)1,539,795 (r)1,540,084 (r)1,549,113 (r)1,530,905 (r)1,531,543 (r)1,542,246 (r)1,545,960 (r)1,541,511 (r)1,534,787

2017

 1,545,461 1,557,135 1,567,221 1,571,416 (p)1,575,926                

Unemployment

2016

 (r)52,919 (r)52,122 (r)52,119 (r)45,527 (r)49,018 (r)54,295 (r)54,665 (r)55,116 (r)55,180 (r)53,934 (r)49,524 (r)49,125 (r)51,962

2017

 53,974 52,375 50,585 48,213 (p)52,623                

Unemployment Rate

2016

 (r)3.4 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)2.9 (r)3.1 (r)3.4 (r)3.4 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 (r)3.4 (r)3.1 (r)3.1 (r)3.3

2017

 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 (p)3.2                

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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.