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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
2022	116.0	118.8	119.1	119.9	118.9	118.0	119.4	119.4	122.0	123.0	123.4	123.0	120.1
2023	121.3	122.4	122.5	(p)123.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	14.5	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.9	14.7	14.8	14.9	15.3	15.6	14.8
2023	15.2	14.8	14.7	(p)14.7
Professional & Business Services
2022	16.9	17.2	17.2	17.5	17.6	17.7	18.1	18.3	18.1	18.2	18.2	18.1	17.8
2023	18.0	18.1	18.1	(p)18.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	12.1	12.7	12.9	13.3	13.4	13.8	13.8	13.7	13.8	13.9	14.0	13.7	13.4
2023	13.7	13.7	14.0	(p)14.3
Government
2022	35.0	36.3	36.2	35.7	34.5	33.0	33.6	33.7	36.4	36.9	36.8	36.5	35.4
2023	35.4	36.5	36.6	(p)36.5
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
2022	(1)120,113	(1)122,078	(1)122,709	(1)122,240	(1)122,093	(1)121,870	(1)122,368	(1)122,145	(1)123,269	(1)124,867	(1)124,308	(1)124,268	(1)122,694
2023	124,876	126,399	127,519	(p)127,525
Employment
2022	(1)116,841	(1)119,069	(1)119,663	(1)119,583	(1)118,753	(1)118,344	(1)118,757	(1)118,267	(1)119,926	(1)121,447	(1)120,817	(1)121,233	(1)119,392
2023	121,018	123,053	124,201	(p)124,755
Unemployment
2022	(1)3,272	(1)3,009	(1)3,046	(1)2,657	(1)3,340	(1)3,526	(1)3,611	(1)3,878	(1)3,343	(1)3,420	(1)3,491	(1)3,035	(1)3,302
2023	3,858	3,346	3,318	(p)2,770
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)2.7	(1)2.5	(1)2.5	(1)2.2	(1)2.7	(1)2.9	(1)3.0	(1)3.2	(1)2.7	(1)2.7	(1)2.8	(1)2.4	(1)2.7
2023	3.1	2.6	2.6	(p)2.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (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