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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
2019	117.5	119.7	120.7	123.4	122.3	121.3	119.1	118.3	123.8	122.2	123.2	122.2	121.1
2020	120.5	122.9	122.8	112.6	112.4	(p)112.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	14.9	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.4	14.6	15.2	15.6	14.8
2020	15.0	14.9	14.7	12.7	12.9	(p)13.3
Professional & Business Services
2019	15.6	15.9	15.8	16.1	16.1	16.2	15.9	15.9	16.3	16.3	16.4	16.2	16.1
2020	16.5	16.5	16.5	15.7	16.2	(p)16.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	13.7	13.8	14.4	14.5	14.5	14.9	14.7	14.2	13.5	13.7	13.6	13.4	14.1
2020	13.1	13.4	13.5	8.5	9.0	(p)9.7
Government
2019	36.3	38.1	38.3	40.4	39.4	37.6	35.8	35.4	41.4	39.5	39.8	39.1	38.4
2020	38.1	40.1	40.2	40.2	39.2	(p)38.4
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
2019	(1)119,798	(1)121,835	(1)122,011	(1)123,591	(1)123,608	(1)123,644	(1)123,017	(1)120,948	(1)125,188	(1)123,914	(1)124,038	(1)123,353	(1)122,912
2020	123,854	125,955	124,988	121,318	121,760	(p)121,727
Employment
2019	(1)116,054	(1)118,424	(1)118,716	(1)120,962	(1)120,465	(1)120,178	(1)119,566	(1)117,588	(1)122,344	(1)121,172	(1)121,330	(1)120,813	(1)119,801
2020	120,504	122,989	121,342	109,789	111,934	(p)111,896
Unemployment
2019	(1)3,744	(1)3,411	(1)3,295	(1)2,629	(1)3,143	(1)3,466	(1)3,451	(1)3,360	(1)2,844	(1)2,742	(1)2,708	(1)2,540	(1)3,111
2020	3,350	2,966	3,646	11,529	9,826	(p)9,831
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)3.1	(1)2.8	(1)2.7	(1)2.1	(1)2.5	(1)2.8	(1)2.8	(1)2.8	(1)2.3	(1)2.2	(1)2.2	(1)2.1	(1)2.5
2020	2.7	2.4	2.9	9.5	8.1	(p)8.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (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