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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
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	(p)126.1
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	(p)13.8
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	(p)16.8
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	(p)14.1
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	(p)40.9
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
2024	(m)120,994	(m)122,002	(m)123,118	(m)122,379	(m)122,686	(m)123,067	(m)123,125	(m)122,086	(m)122,479	(m)122,577	(m)121,791	(m)121,984
2025	121,229	(p)121,334
Employment
2024	(m)118,104	(m)119,001	(m)120,364	(m)119,860	(m)119,682	(m)119,560	(m)119,541	(m)118,563	(m)119,445	(m)119,553	(m)118,720	(m)119,383
2025	117,926	(p)117,772
Unemployment
2024	(m)2,890	(m)3,001	(m)2,754	(m)2,519	(m)3,004	(m)3,507	(m)3,584	(m)3,523	(m)3,034	(m)3,024	(m)3,071	(m)2,601
2025	3,303	(p)3,562
Unemployment Rate
2024	(m)2.4	(m)2.5	(m)2.2	(m)2.1	(m)2.4	(m)2.8	(m)2.9	(m)2.9	(m)2.5	(m)2.5	(m)2.5	(m)2.1
2025	2.7	(p)2.9
Footnotes (m) Data are provisional, 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.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment