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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

2023

101.9 104.0 104.4 104.7 104.7 103.9 102.7 103.7 104.6 105.4 105.8 106.0 104.3

2024

104.3 105.5 106.0 106.1 106.0 106.1 106.5 105.5 (p)105.7        

Manufacturing

2023

14.5 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.5 14.4

2024

14.4 14.4 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 (p)14.3        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

18.6 18.8 18.8 18.6 18.7 18.6 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.8 19.1 19.4 18.7

2024

18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.6 18.4 (p)18.4        

Government

2023

12.7 13.0 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.5 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.9

2024

13.2 13.5 13.6 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.6 13.0 (p)13.2        

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

2023

121,225 123,324 124,602 123,930 124,027 123,651 123,331 123,459 123,794 124,172 123,973 123,514 123,583

2024

124,389 124,665 124,571 123,879 123,862 124,256 125,238 123,777 (p)123,225        

Employment

2023

116,835 119,077 120,423 120,505 119,760 119,161 118,937 118,632 119,350 119,856 119,768 119,537 119,320

2024

120,277 120,404 120,986 120,592 119,889 119,682 120,285 118,619 (p)118,814        

Unemployment

2023

4,390 4,247 4,179 3,425 4,267 4,490 4,394 4,827 4,444 4,316 4,205 3,977 4,263

2024

4,112 4,261 3,585 3,287 3,973 4,574 4,953 5,158 (p)4,411        

Unemployment Rate

2023

3.6 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.4

2024

3.3 3.4 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.7 4.0 4.2 (p)3.6        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.