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Lynchburg, VA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2025
Lynchburg, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Lynchburg, VA Economy at a Glance:

Lynchburg, VA

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		126.7	126.4	127.1	126.9	(p)126.1
Employment(1)		122.2	121.7	122.3	122.4	(p)121.2
Unemployment(1)		4.4	4.7	4.8	4.5	(p)4.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.5	3.7	3.8	3.6	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		103.5	104.0	104.6	105.0	105.1	(p)104.6
12-month % change		0.6	-0.1	-0.6	-0.3	0.8	(p)1.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	(p)6.4
12-month % change		-1.6	0.0	-1.6	0.0	0.0	(p)1.6
Manufacturing(3)		13.6	13.8	13.9	13.8	13.8	(p)13.7
12-month % change		-2.2	-0.7	0.0	-1.4	-0.7	(p)-1.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		18.1	18.0	18.1	18.2	18.3	(p)18.4
12-month % change		-0.5	-1.1	-1.6	-1.6	-1.1	(p)-0.5
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	(p)-14.3
Financial Activities(3)		5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-1.9	-1.9	0.0	0.0	-1.9	(p)-1.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.5	(p)10.5
12-month % change		0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Education and Health Services(3)		20.6	20.7	20.8	20.9	20.6	(p)20.3
12-month % change		4.6	1.0	-0.5	1.0	5.1	(p)4.6
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		11.1	11.1	11.3	11.6	11.8	(p)11.7
12-month % change		1.8	0.0	0.9	-0.9	1.7	(p)5.4
Other Services(3)		4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	(p)4.9
12-month % change		2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
Government(3)		13.2	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.3	(p)13.0
12-month % change		0.8	0.0	-1.5	0.0	0.8	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary