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Lynchburg, 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	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	101.0	102.7	103.1	103.8	103.2	102.8	103.0	103.5	104.7	105.1	105.8	105.5	103.7
2023	104.2	104.9	104.5	(p)105.0
Manufacturing
2022	14.4	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8
2023	14.8	14.9	14.9	(p)14.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	18.7	18.8	18.9	18.8	18.7	18.7	18.7	18.6	18.6	18.8	19.1	19.1	18.8
2023	18.4	18.5	18.3	(p)18.3
Government
2022	12.5	12.6	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.1	12.3	12.8	12.8	13.0	13.0	12.7
2023	12.8	12.9	12.9	(p)12.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	(1)119,878	(1)121,321	(1)122,389	(1)122,051	(1)121,968	(1)121,952	(1)122,343	(1)122,575	(1)122,606	(1)122,807	(1)122,582	(1)122,957	(1)122,119
2023	123,617	124,866	125,787	(p)125,525
Employment
2022	(1)116,006	(1)117,697	(1)118,747	(1)118,877	(1)117,948	(1)117,755	(1)118,007	(1)117,637	(1)118,457	(1)118,680	(1)118,419	(1)119,279	(1)118,126
2023	118,898	120,603	121,588	(p)121,973
Unemployment
2022	(1)3,872	(1)3,624	(1)3,642	(1)3,174	(1)4,020	(1)4,197	(1)4,336	(1)4,938	(1)4,149	(1)4,127	(1)4,163	(1)3,678	(1)3,993
2023	4,719	4,263	4,199	(p)3,552
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)3.2	(1)3.0	(1)3.0	(1)2.6	(1)3.3	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)4.0	(1)3.4	(1)3.4	(1)3.4	(1)3.0	(1)3.3
2023	3.8	3.4	3.3	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment