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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
2025	102.6	103.6	104.2	105.3	104.3	103.9	102.9	104.4	105.2	105.2	105.7	105.5	104.4
2026	(p)104.1
Manufacturing
2025	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.7	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.7
2026	(p)13.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	18.1	18.2	18.2	18.2	18.3	18.2	18.3	18.3	18.3	18.3	18.6	18.8	18.3
2026	(p)18.4
Government
2025	13.0	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	12.4	12.7	13.1	13.3	13.5	13.4	13.1
2026	(p)13.2
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
2025	126,688	126,427	127,106	126,871	126,125	126,644	126,558	125,383	123,802	(1)-	123,627	(p)123,918
2026	(p)125,399
Employment
2025	122,239	121,695	122,324	122,365	121,222	121,271	121,398	120,362	119,577	(1)-	118,507	(p)119,473
2026	(p)120,371
Unemployment
2025	4,449	4,732	4,782	4,506	4,903	5,373	5,160	5,021	4,225	(1)-	5,120	(p)4,445
2026	(p)5,028
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.5	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.9	4.2	4.1	4.0	3.4	(1)-	4.1	(p)3.6
2026	(p)4.0
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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