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Workforce Demographics

Statistics for June 2009

Area Civilian Labor Force Number Employed Number Unemployed Unemployment Rate
Wythe County 17,169 15,222 1,947 11.3%
Region* 80,902 71,389 9,513 11.8%
Virginia 4,197,151 3,889,009 308,142 7.3%
USA 155,921,000 140,826,000 15,095,000 9.7%

Unemployment rates for past 10 years

Year Wythe County Region* Virginia United States
2008 5.4% 6.2% 4.0% 5.8%
2007 4.4% 5.2% 3.0% 4.6%
2006 4.0% 4.5% 3.0% 4.6%
2005 4.3% 4.6% 3.5% 5.1%
2004 4.7% 5.1% 3.7% 5.5%
2003 5.3% 6.1% 4.1% 6.0%
2002 6.2% 6.9% 4.2% 5.8%
2001 6.8% 6.8% 3.2% 4.7%
2000 4.3% 4.4% 2.3% 4.0%
1999 4.0% 5.1% 2.7% 4.2%

*Region: Wythe, Bland, Carroll, Galax, Grayson, Pulaski, and Smyth
For additional Labor Market Information visit Virginia Workforce Connection

Age distribution of workforce
           Local Employment Dynamics - 3Q2008 (US Census Bureau)

 
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