Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States

Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Local Area Unit Statistics
Labor Force

Employment

 Unemployment

Rates

Total Virgin Island Labor Force, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 48,410 48,780 48,860 48,080 48,080 48,390 49,650 47,540 47,030 46,560 46,290 46,150 47,810
1996 45,210 45,110 45,930 45,140 45,340 45,830 45,880 46,160 45,460 45,690 46,870 46,520 45,760
1997 45,710 46,170 46,220 46,200 46,230 46,690 47,320 46,650 45,720 45,240 45,930 46,710 46,200
1998 46,210 47,010 47,020 47,010 46,720 46,790 47,510 46,470 46,000 46,000 45,690 46,850 46,690
1999 46,290 46,620 46,830 46,650 46,460 46,450 47,420 46,430 45,280 45,500 46,030 46,750 46,400
2000 46,350 47,050 47,020 47,910 47,810 48,070 48,130 48,370 47,180 47,150 48,490 49,150 47,730
2001 49,680 50,230 50,120 50,010 50,220 50,270 49,960 49,520 48,910 48,850 48,910 49,400 49,670
2002 49,030 49,990 50,150 50,080 49,870 49,280 49,390 48,840 48,860 48,800 48,960 48,950 49,430
2003 48,420 48,630 48,870 48,570 48,210 48,100 48,450 48,180 47,510 47,630 47,760 47,680 48,170
2004 49,828 50,401 50,282 50,020 50,092 49,823 50,927 50,369 49,622 49,841 49,987 49,599 50,066
2005 51,222 52,162 51,264 50,814 50,438 50,446 52,056 51,485 51,090 50,748 51,052 51,122 51,159
2006 50,741 51,483 52,236 83,132 81,826 52,263 52,370 52,176 52,063 52,139 52,516 52,698 52,137
2007 51,587 52,329 52,495 52,310 53,172 53,466 53,876 53,067 52,423 52,425 52,414 52,479 52,670
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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Total Virgin Island Employment, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 45,980 46,440 46,510 45,750 45,670 45,820 47,150 45,160 45,010 42,190 42,550 42,700 45,070
1996 42,010 42,400 43,070 42,860 43,110 43,660 43,720 43,970 43,300 43,470 44,640 44,300 43,370
1997 43,330 43,750 43,740 43,570 43,550 43,520 44,530 43,830 42,890 42,390 43,000 43,850 43,500
1998 43,310 44,120 44,160 44,080 43,720 43,840 44,470 43,410 42,990 42,800 42,600 43,780 43,690
1999 43,190 43,510 43,690 43,480 43,200 43,120 44,120 43,090 41,930 42,110 42,710 43,480 43,140
2000 43,140 43,910 43,930 44,870 44,720 44,890 44,840 45,060 43,820 43,780 45,150 45,870 44,500
2001 46,410 46,970 46,890 46,700 46,850 46,840 46,500 46,010 45,280 44,660 44,990 45,590 46,140
2002 45,120 46,120 46,260 46,120 45,710 44,960 44,950 44,260 43,700 43,800 44,310 44,470 44,980
2003 43,750 43,920 44,130 43,900 43,610 43,520 43,830 43,690 43,070 43,250 43,490 43,500 43,640
2004 45,735 46,377 49,296 46,135 45,982 45,712 46,738 46,452 45,665 45,906 46,173 46,043 46,101
2005 47,598 48,669 47,649 47,179 46,509 46,754 48,552 47,814 47,290 47,076 47,652 47,894 47,553
2006 47,591 48,388 49,078 50,134 48,677 48,944 49,136 48,837 48,772 48,827 49,322 49,633 48,495
2007 48,590 49,264 49,435 49,163 50,068 50,461 50,562 49,883 49,264 49,252 49,295 49,325 49,547
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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Total Virgin Island Unemployment, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 2,430 2,340 2,350 2,330 2,410 2,570 2,500 2,380 2,020 4,370 3,740 3,450 2,740
1996 3,200 2,710 2,860 2,280 2,230 2,170 2,160 2,190 2,160 2,220 2,230 2,220 2,380
1997 2,380 2,420 2,480 2,630 2,680 2,460 2,790 2,820 2,830 2,850 2,930 2,860 2,700
1998 2,910 2,890 2,860 2,930 3,000 2,950 3,040 3,060 3,020 3,200 3,090 3,070 3,000
1999 3,100 3,110 3,140 3,170 3,260 3,330 3,300 3,340 3,350 3,390 3,320 3,270 3,260
2000 3,210 3,140 3,090 3,040 3,090 3,180 3,290 3,310 3,360 3,370 3,340 3,280 3,230
2001 3,270 3,260 3,230 3,310 3,370 3,430 3,460 3,510 3,630 4,190 3,920 3,810 3,530
2002 3,910 3,870 3,890 3,960 4,160 4,320 4,440 4,580 4,660 4,690 4,680 4,630 4,320
2003 4,670 4,710 4,740 4,670 4,600 4,580 4,620 4,490 4,440 4,380 4,270 4,180 4,530
2004 4,094 4,024 3,986 3,885 4,110 4,111 4,189 3,917 3,957 3,935 3,814 3,556 3,965
2005 3,624 3,493 3,618 3,635 3,929 3,692 3,504 3,671 3,800 3,672 3,400 3,228 3,606
2006 3,150 3,095 3,158 2,998 3,149 3,319 3,234 3,339 3,291 3,312 3,194 3,065 3,192
2007 2,997 3,065 3,060 3,147 3,104 3,005 3,314 3,184 3,159 3,173 3,119 3,154 3,123
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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Total Virgin Island Rates, 1995-2007

  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Avg.
1995 5.0% 4.8% 4.8% 4.8% 5.0% 5.3% 5.0% 5.0% 4.3% 9.4% 8.1% 7.5% 5.7%
1996 7.1% 6.0% 6.2% 5.1% 4.9% 4.7% 4.7% 4.7% 4.8% 4.9% 4.8% 4.8% 5.2%
1997 5.2% 5.2% 5.4% 5.7% 5.8% 5.3% 5.9% 6.1% 6.2% 6.3% 6.4% 6.2% 5.9%
1998 6.3% 6.2% 6.1% 6.3% 6.5% 6.3% 6.4% 6.6% 6.5% 6.9% 6.6% 6.6% 6.4%
1999 6.7% 6.7% 6.7% 6.8% 7.0% 7.2% 6.9% 7.2% 7.4% 7.5% 7.2% 7.0% 7.0%
2000 6.9% 6.7% 6.6% 6.4% 6.5% 6.6% 6.8% 6.8% 7.1% 7.1% 6.9% 6.7% 6.8%
2001 6.6% 6.5% 6.4% 6.6% 6.7% 6.8% 6.9% 7.1% 7.4% 8.6% 8.0% 7.7% 7.1%
2002 8.0% 7.7% 7.8% 7.9% 8.3% 9.6% 9.0% 9.4% 9.6% 9.7% 9.6% 9.4% 8.8%
2003 9.6% 9.7% 9.7% 9.6% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.3% 9.3% 9.2% 8.9% 8.8% 9.4%
2004 8.2% 8.0% 7.9% 7.8% 8.2% 8.3% 8.2% 7.8% 8.0% 7.9% 7.6% 7.2% 7.9%
2005 7.1% .6.7% 7.1% 7.2% 7.8% 7.3% 6.7% 7.1% 7.4% 7.2% 6.7% 6.3% 7.0%
2006 6.2% 6.0% 6.0% 5.6% 6.1% 6.4% 6.2% 6.4% 6.3% 6.4% 6.1% 5.8% 6.1%
2007 5.8% 5.9% 5.8% 6.0% 5.8% 5.6% 6.2% 6.0% 6.0% 6.1% 6.0% 6.0% 5.9%
Years 2006 and 2007 have been benchmarked
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