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
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Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
124.5 |
125.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
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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 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
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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 |
37.0 |
38.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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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 |
120,086 |
119,850 |
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Employment |
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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 |
116,067 |
115,880 |
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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 |
4,019 |
3,970 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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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 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
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The Charlottesville, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Albermarle, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson Counties and Charlottesville City in Virginia.
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United States Department of Labor
