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Lynchburg, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	102.9	104.1	105.2	105.3	104.3	103.5	102.6	103.8	103.9	104.8	105.2	105.1	104.2
2025	103.5	104.0	(p)104.5
Manufacturing
2024	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.8	13.7	13.7	13.8
2025	13.6	13.8	(p)13.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	18.2	18.2	18.4	18.5	18.5	18.5	18.4	18.3	18.1	18.1	18.4	18.7	18.4
2025	18.1	18.0	(p)18.1
Government
2024	13.1	13.3	13.5	13.2	13.2	13.0	12.2	12.7	13.0	13.3	13.5	13.3	13.1
2025	13.2	13.3	(p)13.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lynchburg, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)126,866	(1)127,921	(1)129,269	(1)128,562	(1)127,439	(1)127,446	(1)127,254	(1)127,378	(1)126,856	(1)127,392	(1)126,542	(1)126,138	(1)127,422
2025	126,688	126,427	(p)127,092
Employment
2024	(1)122,747	(1)123,815	(1)125,360	(1)125,123	(1)123,349	(1)122,905	(1)122,499	(1)122,616	(1)122,731	(1)123,351	(1)122,439	(1)122,604	(1)123,295
2025	122,239	121,695	(p)122,303
Unemployment
2024	(1)4,119	(1)4,106	(1)3,909	(1)3,439	(1)4,090	(1)4,541	(1)4,755	(1)4,762	(1)4,125	(1)4,041	(1)4,103	(1)3,534	(1)4,127
2025	4,449	4,732	(p)4,789
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.2	(1)3.2	(1)3.0	(1)2.7	(1)3.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)3.7	(1)3.3	(1)3.2	(1)3.2	(1)2.8	(1)3.2
2025	3.5	3.7	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Lynchburg, Va. MSA includes Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell Counties and Bedford and Lynchburg Cities in Virginia.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment