Labor Force & Unemployment
Labor Force & Unemployment
ROANOKE MSA
Labor Force
Year | # |
1998 | 155,016 |
1999 | 153,474 |
2000 | 155,782 |
2001 | 156,405 |
2002 | 157,086 |
2003 | 155,899 |
2004 | 144,634 |
2005 | 151,095 |
2006 | 154,102 |
2007 | 155,559 |
2008 (Sep) | 157,325 |
Unemployment
Year | # | % of
Labor Force |
1998 | 3,800 | 2.5 |
1999 | 3,535 | 2.3 |
2000 | 2,937 | 1.9 |
2001 | 4,805 | 3.1 |
2002 | 5,990 | 3.8 |
2003 | 5,922 | 3.8 |
2004 | 5,459 | 3.8 |
2005 | 5,113 | 3.4 |
2006 | 4,650 | 3.0 |
2007 | 4,827 | 3.1 |
2008 (Sep) | 6,364 | 4.0 |
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