Regional Economic Indicators

Regional workforce and education related data and trends. These data sets are best if used for “comparisons” and not as exacts. Unemployment numbers are updated monthly, but some data sets are updated as they become available

Workforce Challenges in SWVA

PY’25

Quarterly Workforce Report Q4 -Skills Based Hiring

Q1 Region 2_- Recovery Ready Region

PY’24

Quarterly Workforce Report Q4- Business Services

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3-ROI

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2 Work-Based Learning

Q1 Region 2_Manufacturing

Q1 Region 2_Healthcare

Q1_Region 2_Skilled Trades

PY’23

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1

PY’22

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1

PY’21

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2021 – Recovery Insights

PY’20

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3 2020

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2 2020

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2020

PY’19

Quarterly Workforce Report Q4 2019

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3 2019

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2 2019

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2019

PY’19

Quarterly Workforce Report Q4 2018

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3 2018

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2 2018

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2018

PY’17

Quarterly Workforce Report Q4 2017

Quarterly Workforce Report Q3 2017

Quarterly Workforce Report Q2 2017

Quarterly Workforce Report Q1 2017

Spotlight Success

Antonio, Lineman

My mother and father divorced when I was young. My mother had different men whom I lived with throughout my adolescent years. My father wasn’t really around. He remarried and had another family and my mother had another child as well. I always felt like the outsider because I felt as if I didn’t belong… Read more »

Spotlight Success

Jesse, Commercial Driver

Jesse entered the WIOA Youth program on April 11, 2016 as an Out of School Youth. Jesse was 19 years old, his father had just passed away and he had lost his mother before that. Jesse is now responsible for taking care of his sister, did not have a job, and no training. Jesse qualified… Read more »

Spotlight Success

Youth Career Camp 2025

Through a partnership with Wytheville Community College(WCC), the New River Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board, and People Incorporated; introduced young adults to hands-on career exploration for high demand and sustainable careers in our region through projects like carpentry and welding. Participants explored fields including healthcare (CNA, LPN, RN, Paramedic/EMT), forensic science, criminal justice, industrial maintenance,… Read more »

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