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Sector |
Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2024 |
102.9 | 104.1 | 105.2 | 105.3 | 104.3 | 103.5 | 102.6 | 103.8 | 103.9 | 104.8 | 105.2 | 105.1 | 104.2 |
2025 |
103.5 | 104.0 | 104.6 | 105.0 | 105.1 | 105.0 | (p)104.7 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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2024 |
13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
2025 |
13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | (p)13.8 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2024 |
18.2 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.4 |
2025 |
18.1 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.4 | (p)18.5 | ||||||
Government |
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2024 |
13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
2025 |
13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.0 | (p)12.6 | ||||||
Footnotes |
Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2024 |
126,866 | 127,921 | 129,269 | 128,562 | 127,439 | 127,446 | 127,254 | 127,378 | 126,856 | 127,392 | 126,542 | 126,138 | 127,422 |
2025 |
126,688 | 126,427 | 127,106 | 126,871 | 126,125 | 126,644 | (p)127,113 | ||||||
Employment |
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2024 |
122,747 | 123,815 | 125,360 | 125,123 | 123,349 | 122,905 | 122,499 | 122,616 | 122,731 | 123,351 | 122,439 | 122,604 | 123,295 |
2025 |
122,239 | 121,695 | 122,324 | 122,365 | 121,222 | 121,271 | (p)121,941 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2024 |
4,119 | 4,106 | 3,909 | 3,439 | 4,090 | 4,541 | 4,755 | 4,762 | 4,125 | 4,041 | 4,103 | 3,534 | 4,127 |
2025 |
4,449 | 4,732 | 4,782 | 4,506 | 4,903 | 5,373 | (p)5,172 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
2025 |
3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 | ||||||
Footnotes |
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The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia. |