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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
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

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
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	(p)127,926
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	(p)123,896
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	(p)4,030
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	(p)3.2
Footnotes (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