Economy at a Glance

Virginia

Virginia
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2013

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 (5) 4,216.8 (5) 4,220.9 4,232.2 4,228.9 4,223.5 (P) 4,225.4

Employment (1)

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 (5) 3,977.6 (5) 3,984.5 3,993.5 3,993.7 3,997.8 (P) 4,005.7

Unemployment (1)

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 (5) 239.2 (5) 236.4 238.8 235.2 225.7 (P) 219.7

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 (5) 5.7 (5) 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 (P) 5.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 3,746.1 3,745.8 3,745.0 3,761.2 3,753.8 (P) 3,765.9

12-month % change
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 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.1 0.7 (P) 1.0

Mining and Logging (3)

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 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 (P) 10.6

12-month % change
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 -4.5 -5.4 -5.4 -3.6 -3.6 (P) -4.5

Construction (3)

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 173.5 170.8 171.2 177.5 178.3 (P) 177.6

12-month % change
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 -1.9 -4.0 -4.3 -0.4 0.3 (P) 0.1

Manufacturing (3)

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 232.4 232.5 234.0 233.9 233.7 (P) 233.1

12-month % change
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 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 0.6 (P) 0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 633.6 632.5 636.3 635.4 630.5 (P) 634.1

12-month % change
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 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.3 -0.5 (P) 0.1

Information (3)

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 70.9 70.2 71.1 71.2 71.2 (P) 70.9

12-month % change
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 -3.3 -4.4 -0.6 -1.0 -1.8 (P) -1.5

Financial Activities (3)

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 191.1 191.9 192.0 193.1 193.4 (P) 194.2

12-month % change
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 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.9 3.9 (P) 4.0

Professional & Business Services (3)

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 683.3 682.7 679.1 680.8 677.6 (P) 681.9

12-month % change
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 1.7 1.9 0.8 0.9 0.2 (P) 0.6

Education & Health Services (3)

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 485.8 487.4 483.8 490.1 489.1 (P) 490.9

12-month % change
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 3.1 5.2 2.0 3.2 2.6 (P) 3.0

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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 358.2 360.2 361.3 360.8 363.2 (P) 363.4

12-month % change
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 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.2 (P) 1.5

Other Services (3)

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 191.2 191.2 188.9 189.0 188.4 (P) 190.5

12-month % change
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 1.2 1.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.7 (P) 0.2

Government (3)

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 715.5 715.8 716.7 718.7 717.7 (P) 718.7

12-month % change
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 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.0 0.9 (P) 0.7

Mass layoffs

Layoff events, all industries (4)

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 33 38 31 14 13 12

Initial claimants, all industries (4)

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 3,850 4,364 3,583 1,243 1,042 1,249

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) See About the data.
(5) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: June 18, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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