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Title | BLS Subject | Product Type | Date Published |
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Roanoke Area Economic Summary (PDF) | Economic Summary | Mar 2025 | |
Roanoke, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Apr 2025 |
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics | Employment, Unemployment | Table | Apr 2025 |
Occupational Employment and Wages in Roanoke — May 2023 | Employment, Pay | News Release | May 2024 |
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 | Employment, Pay | News Release | Sep 2017 |
Data Series | Back Data |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(2)159.3 | (2)158.5 | (2)158.5 | 158.0 | 158.0 | (p)158.3 | |
Employment(1) |
(2)154.7 | (2)153.9 | (2)154.5 | 153.0 | 152.8 | (p)153.1 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(2)4.6 | (2)4.6 | (2)4.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | (p)5.2 | |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
(2)2.9 | (2)2.9 | (2)2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 | |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
169.2 | 170.0 | 170.0 | 166.7 | 167.4 | (p)168.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4) |
10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | (p)10.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | (p)6.3 | |
Manufacturing(4) |
17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | (p)17.5 | |
12-month % change |
2.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
31.6 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 31.0 | 30.9 | (p)31.1 | |
12-month % change |
-0.6 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.5 | (p)-1.6 | |
Information(4) |
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
12-month % change |
-8.3 | -8.3 | -8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-9.1 | |
Financial Activities(4) |
7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | (p)7.4 | |
12-month % change |
-2.6 | -2.6 | -3.9 | -1.3 | -1.3 | (p)-1.3 | |
Professional and Business Services(4) |
21.9 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 | (p)21.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 0.9 | -1.4 | (p)-2.3 | |
Education and Health Services(4) |
30.8 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.9 | (p)30.8 | |
12-month % change |
3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | (p)2.7 | |
Leisure and Hospitality(4) |
15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.9 | (p)15.2 | |
12-month % change |
2.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | (p)1.3 | |
Other Services(4) |
7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | (p)7.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Government(4) |
26.1 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 26.3 | (p)26.5 | |
12-month % change |
4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 | |
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