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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
2020	121.0	122.2	120.9	106.1	105.9	107.3	107.9	109.2	113.1	113.2	113.6	113.0	112.8
2021	111.6	111.9	(p)112.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2020	14.7	14.4	14.3	12.6	13.1	13.6	13.9	14.0	14.1	14.7	15.2	15.5	14.2
2021	15.2	14.7	(p)14.5
Professional & Business Services
2020	16.1	16.3	16.1	14.7	15.1	14.7	15.0	15.3	15.4	16.0	16.1	16.1	15.6
2021	15.8	15.8	(p)16.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2020	14.0	14.3	13.6	7.0	7.6	8.8	9.7	10.1	10.0	10.3	10.0	9.7	10.4
2021	9.6	9.6	(p)10.0
Government
2020	38.4	39.2	39.1	37.5	35.5	34.8	33.8	34.0	37.6	35.8	36.1	35.6	36.5
2021	35.0	36.0	(p)36.1
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
2020	(1)123,650	(1)124,951	(1)122,977	(1)118,478	(1)116,320	(1)118,730	(1)117,547	(1)118,229	(1)117,079	(1)116,233	(1)115,782	(1)115,127	(1)118,759
2021	114,465	114,861	(p)115,561
Employment
2020	(1)120,589	(1)122,273	(1)119,943	(1)106,449	(1)106,804	(1)108,405	(1)108,438	(1)110,558	(1)110,403	(1)110,495	(1)110,255	(1)109,231	(1)111,987
2021	108,573	109,433	(p)110,307
Unemployment
2020	(1)3,061	(1)2,678	(1)3,034	(1)12,029	(1)9,516	(1)10,325	(1)9,109	(1)7,671	(1)6,676	(1)5,738	(1)5,527	(1)5,896	(1)6,772
2021	5,892	5,428	(p)5,254
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)2.5	(1)2.1	(1)2.5	(1)10.2	(1)8.2	(1)8.7	(1)7.7	(1)6.5	(1)5.7	(1)4.9	(1)4.8	(1)5.1	(1)5.7
2021	5.1	4.7	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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