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Virgin Islands Economy at a Glance:

Virgin Islands

Data Series Other Services	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(1)		32.7	32.6	32.4	32.4	32.5	(p)32.3
12-month % change		-4.9	-4.1	-5.0	-3.9	-7.1	(p)-7.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(1)		1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-5.6	0.0	-10.5	(p)-5.6
Manufacturing(2)		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	(p)0.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(1)		7.0	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.9	(p)6.9
12-month % change		-1.4	1.5	4.5	2.9	-2.8	(p)-4.2
Information(2)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		-25.0	0.0	-25.0	-25.0	-25.0	(p)-25.0
Financial Activities(2)		1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-11.1	(p)-5.9
Professional & Business Services(2)		2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		-7.7	-4.0	-4.0	-4.0	-7.7	(p)-4.0
Education & Health Services(1)		2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	(p)2.1
12-month % change		-8.7	-4.5	-4.5	-4.5	0.0	(p)0.0
Leisure & Hospitality(1)		5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.8	(p)5.5
12-month % change		-14.9	-13.8	-13.8	-14.1	-17.1	(p)-19.1
Other Services(1)		0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change		0.0	-20.0	-11.1	-11.1	-11.1	(p)0.0
Government(1)		10.5	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	(p)10.6
12-month % change		-2.8	-1.9	-2.8	-2.8	-1.9	(p)-0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Occupational Employment and Wages in the U.S. Virgin Islands — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026
Business Employment Dynamics in the U.S. Virgin Islands — Third Quarter 2025	Employment	News Release	May 2026
Virgin Islands Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jun 2026