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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2025	122.6	124.2	125.1	125.3	124.7	124.3	122.5	123.3	125.5	126.4	127.3	127.0	124.9
2026	124.1	(p)125.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	13.7	13.5	13.6	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.8	13.6	13.8	13.9	14.3	13.7
2026	13.7	(p)13.5
Professional & Business Services
2025	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.0	16.0	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	16.0
2026	15.5	(p)15.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	13.7	13.9	14.1	14.2	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4
2026	14.1	(p)14.0
Government
2025	39.6	41.1	41.3	41.3	40.3	39.3	37.8	38.8	41.3	42.1	42.9	42.3	40.7
2026	40.9	(p)42.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

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
2025	121,229	121,389	121,955	121,746	120,053	120,144	120,086	119,691	119,072	(1)-	119,901	(p)119,836
2026	118,913	(p)119,874
Employment
2025	117,926	117,828	118,293	118,186	116,231	115,894	116,067	115,718	115,833	(1)-	115,790	(p)116,380
2026	115,094	(p)115,760
Unemployment
2025	3,303	3,561	3,662	3,560	3,822	4,250	4,019	3,973	3,239	(1)-	4,111	(p)3,456
2026	3,819	(p)4,114
Unemployment Rate
2025	2.7	2.9	3.0	2.9	3.2	3.5	3.3	3.3	2.7	(1)-	3.4	(p)2.9
2026	3.2	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary
The Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Albermarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson Counties and Charlottesville City in Virginia.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment