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Charlottesville, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

119.7 122.3 122.6 123.6 122.7 122.7 121.0 121.5 125.4 125.9 126.8 126.3 123.4

2024

124.6 125.9 127.2 126.9 127.5 127.6 127.0 127.1 (p)129.8        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.6 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.6 15.0 14.5

2024

14.3 14.2 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.3 (p)14.1        

Professional & Business Services

2023

16.6 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.4 16.5 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.0 16.5

2024

16.0 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.3 (p)16.3        

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

13.4 14.0 13.7 14.3 14.6 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.4

2024

14.3 14.3 14.6 14.8 15.3 15.9 15.8 15.6 (p)15.0        

Government

2023

35.9 37.3 37.6 37.5 36.8 35.7 34.7 35.0 39.1 39.2 39.9 39.2 37.3

2024

39.0 39.9 40.6 39.9 39.7 38.9 38.2 38.8 (p)42.5        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

123,372 125,832 126,662 126,562 125,944 126,286 125,619 124,659 127,069 127,597 127,774 126,368 126,145

2024

128,388 128,945 129,490 128,596 129,024 129,229 129,004 128,334 (p)129,757        

Employment

2023

119,817 122,527 123,396 123,887 122,595 122,739 122,196 120,897 123,661 124,180 124,428 123,363 122,807

2024

125,232 125,588 126,776 126,035 125,942 125,527 125,074 124,303 (p)126,307        

Unemployment

2023

3,555 3,305 3,266 2,675 3,349 3,547 3,423 3,762 3,408 3,417 3,346 3,005 3,338

2024

3,156 3,357 2,714 2,561 3,082 3,702 3,930 4,031 (p)3,450        

Unemployment Rate

2023

2.9 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.6

2024

2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 (p)2.7        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Albermarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson Counties and Charlottesville City in Virginia.