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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 (Dec)
157,548
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 (Dec)
7,971
5.1