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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 (p)126.1                    

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 (p)13.8                    

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 (p)16.8                    

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 (p)14.1                    

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 (p)40.9                    

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

(1)118,555 (1)120,978 (1)122,421 (1)122,113 (1)120,980 (1)121,331 (1)120,905 (1)120,524 (1)121,116 (1)121,451 (1)120,664 (1)120,642 (1)120,973

2025

121,229 121,389 (p)121,952                    

Employment

2024

(1)115,668 (1)117,987 (1)119,652 (1)119,581 (1)117,961 (1)117,799 (1)117,303 (1)116,975 (1)118,074 (1)118,422 (1)117,577 (1)118,030 (1)117,919

2025

117,926 117,828 (p)118,297                    

Unemployment

2024

(1)2,887 (1)2,991 (1)2,769 (1)2,532 (1)3,019 (1)3,532 (1)3,602 (1)3,549 (1)3,042 (1)3,029 (1)3,087 (1)2,612 (1)3,054

2025

3,303 3,561 (p)3,655                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

(1)2.4 (1)2.5 (1)2.3 (1)2.1 (1)2.5 (1)2.9 (1)3.0 (1)2.9 (1)2.5 (1)2.5 (1)2.6 (1)2.2 (1)2.5

2025

2.7 2.9 (p)3.0                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary

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