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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 3,838.7 3,846.3 3,847.8 3,847.0 3,846.1 3,828.9
Employment (1) 10-Year History 3,706.3 3,712.4 3,714.3 3,714.2 3,709.4 3,705.2
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 132.4 133.9 133.5 132.8 136.7 123.7
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 3,574.1 3,582.6 3,589.6 3,590.4 3,591.9 3,587.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 (P)
Natural Resources and Mining (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 10.1 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 (P)
12-month % change -- NR & Mining 10-Year History 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 (P)
Construction (3) 10-Year History 228.1 230.5 230.2 231.6 231.6 233.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Construction 10-Year History 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.2 5.9 6.6 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 297.3 298.0 296.7 295.5 295.0 295.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -4.0 -3.2 -2.8 -3.1 -2.5 -1.8 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 653.8 655.8 654.7 654.3 652.1 648.7 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 3.1 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.5 2.2 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 100.5 100.7 100.8 100.8 100.7 99.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History -0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -0.4 0.1 -0.1 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 192.2 192.1 192.5 192.7 192.5 196.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial Activities 10-Year History 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.9 3.9 (P)
Professional & Business Services (3) 10-Year History 570.8 575.9 576.7 579.8 581.9 581.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 4.7 5.6 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.8 (P)
Educational & Health Services (3) 10-Year History 377.2 375.4 378.5 375.7 377.9 375.9 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 2.2 1.7 2.4 1.8 2.5 1.4 (P)
Leisure & Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 310.8 312.2 313.3 312.0 311.9 308.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.3 (P)
Other Services (Not Seasonally Adjusted) (4) 10-Year History 186.4 185.9 188.0 187.6 187.6 185.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 3.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.7 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 648.2 645.9 648.9 651.4 651.6 650.6 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History 2.0 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.1 1.3 (P)
Mass layoffs
Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History 10 14 17 24 4 (P) 5 (P)
12-month net change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -3 -12 -10 3 -9 (P) -9 (P)
12-month % change -- Layoff events, all industries 10-Year History -23.1 -46.2 -37.0 14.3 -69.2 (P) -64.3 (P)
Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History 849 1,536 1,318 2,989 272 (P) 826 (P)
12-month net change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -870 -1,431 -871 8 -1,615 (P) -495 (P)
12-month % change -- Initial claimants, all industries 10-Year History -50.6 -48.2 -39.8 0.3 -85.6 (P) -37.5 (P)

Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted (see About the data)

Data extracted on: October 28, 2004

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Get Detailed Statistics" link at the top of this page


Virginia includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:


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