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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
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

 

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.