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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

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 (p)124.9              

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 (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 (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 (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 (p)37.7              

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

 121,229 121,389 121,955 121,746 (p)120,092                

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

 117,926 117,828 118,293 118,186 (p)116,286                

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 3,662 3,560 (p)3,806                

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 3.0 2.9 (p)3.2                

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.