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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

2024

120.6 123.4 124.7 125.2 123.9 123.5 122.3 123.3 125.1 125.7 126.4 126.5 124.2

2025

124.5 125.5 126.2 126.4 125.4 125.0 (p)124.4            

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

13.7 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.8 14.1 14.4 13.8

2025

13.9 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 (p)14.0            

Professional & Business Services

2024

16.2 16.4 16.6 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.0 16.9

2025

16.9 16.8 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.0 (p)17.0            

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

14.0 14.1 14.4 14.6 14.8 15.1 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.3 14.5

2025

14.0 14.0 14.2 14.5 14.8 15.3 (p)15.2            

Government

2024

37.3 39.6 40.2 39.6 38.3 36.9 36.3 37.5 39.5 39.9 40.2 40.2 38.8

2025

39.5 40.5 40.7 40.4 39.0 37.6 (p)37.0            

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

2024

118,555 120,978 122,421 122,113 120,980 121,331 120,905 120,524 121,116 121,451 120,664 120,642 120,973

2025

121,229 121,389 121,955 121,746 120,053 120,144 (p)120,076            

Employment

2024

115,668 117,987 119,652 119,581 117,961 117,799 117,303 116,975 118,074 118,422 117,577 118,030 117,919

2025

117,926 117,828 118,293 118,186 116,231 115,894 (p)116,060            

Unemployment

2024

2,887 2,991 2,769 2,532 3,019 3,532 3,602 3,549 3,042 3,029 3,087 2,612 3,054

2025

3,303 3,561 3,662 3,560 3,822 4,250 (p)4,016            

Unemployment Rate

2024

2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.2 2.5

2025

2.7 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.5 (p)3.3            

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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