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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

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Professional & Business Services

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

Government

2023

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1

2024

100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 100.1 (p)100.1  

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

128,388 128,945 129,490 128,596 129,024 129,229 129,004 128,334 128,712 128,712 (p)128,015    

2025

(p)115,352                        

Employment

2024

125,232 125,588 126,776 126,035 125,942 125,527 125,074 124,303 125,272 125,420 (p)124,624    

2025

(p)112,095                        

Unemployment

2024

3,156 3,357 2,714 2,561 3,082 3,702 3,930 4,031 3,440 3,292 (p)3,391    

2025

(p)3,257                        

Unemployment Rate

2024

2.5 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.6 (p)2.6    

2025

(p)2.8                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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