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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

2016

 110.1 113.1 113.6 115.3 114.4 114.4 111.7 112.5 116.6 116.3 117.4 116.4 114.3

2017

 112.8 115.9 115.9 117.9 (p)117.7                

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2016

 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.9 15.3 14.5

2017

 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.7 (p)14.8                

Professional & Business Services

2016

 14.5 14.5 14.8 15.0 14.9 15.2 14.9 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.0

2017

 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.8 (p)15.9                

Leisure & Hospitality

2016

 12.6 13.1 13.5 13.6 13.9 14.2 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.4 13.6

2017

 12.5 13.1 13.0 13.6 (p)14.1                

Government

2016

 33.6 36.0 35.8 36.7 35.5 34.4 32.7 33.2 36.8 35.8 36.6 36.1 35.3

2017

 34.4 36.7 36.6 37.3 (p)36.2                

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

2016

 (r)112,657 (r)115,530 (r)115,818 (r)115,529 (r)115,042 (r)115,281 (r)114,077 (r)113,744 (r)117,348 (r)116,523 (r)117,881 (r)116,805 (r)115,519

2017

 114,934 117,663 118,042 (p)120,047                  

Employment

2016

 (r)108,389 (r)111,518 (r)111,771 (r)112,129 (r)111,239 (r)110,806 (r)109,651 (r)109,359 (r)113,082 (r)112,343 (r)114,069 (r)113,001 (r)111,446

2017

 110,649 113,695 114,174 (p)116,386                  

Unemployment

2016

 (r)4,268 (r)4,012 (r)4,047 (r)3,400 (r)3,803 (r)4,475 (r)4,426 (r)4,385 (r)4,266 (r)4,180 (r)3,812 (r)3,804 (r)4,073

2017

 4,285 3,968 3,868 (p)3,661                  

Unemployment Rate

2016

 (r)3.8 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 (r)2.9 (r)3.3 (r)3.9 (r)3.9 (r)3.9 (r)3.6 (r)3.6 (r)3.2 (r)3.3 (r)3.5

2017

 3.7 3.4 3.3 (p)3.0                  

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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