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Virgin Islands Economy at a Glance:

Virgin Islands

Data Series Other Services	Back Data	Aug 2024	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(1)		35.9	36.0	35.5	35.6	35.7	(p)35.5
12-month % change		-0.6	0.3	-0.8	-1.1	-1.4	(p)-1.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(1)		2.0	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	(p)2.2
12-month % change		-9.1	4.8	10.0	4.8	4.8	(p)4.8
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)		7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	(p)7.1
12-month % change		4.3	2.9	2.9	1.4	2.9	(p)0.0
Information(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
Financial Activities(2)		1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
12-month % change		-5.6	-5.6	-5.6	-5.6	-5.6	(p)0.0
Professional & Business Services(2)		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change		-6.9	-3.6	0.0	-3.6	-6.9	(p)-3.6
Education & Health Services(1)		2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		0.0	-4.0	-4.0	-4.0	-4.0	(p)0.0
Leisure & Hospitality(1)		7.2	7.2	6.8	6.8	6.8	(p)6.9
12-month % change		5.9	4.3	0.0	0.0	-2.9	(p)-1.4
Other Services(1)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(1)		10.8	10.9	10.7	10.8	10.8	(p)10.7
12-month % change		-2.7	-1.8	-2.7	-1.8	-2.7	(p)-2.7
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 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in the U.S. Virgin Islands — Second Quarter 2024	Employment	News Release	Feb 2025
Virgin Islands Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2025