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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

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

 119.7 122.3 122.6 123.6 122.7 122.7 121.0 121.5 125.4 125.9 126.8 126.3 123.4

2024

 124.6 125.9 127.2 (p)127.1                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.6 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.6 15.0 14.5

2024

 14.3 14.2 14.3 (p)14.3                  

Professional & Business Services

2023

 16.6 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.8 16.4 16.5 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.0 16.5

2024

 16.0 16.1 16.3 (p)16.4                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

 13.4 14.0 13.7 14.3 14.6 14.9 14.7 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.4

2024

 14.3 14.3 14.6 (p)14.8                  

Government

2023

 35.9 37.3 37.6 37.5 36.8 35.7 34.7 35.0 39.1 39.2 39.9 39.2 37.3

2024

 39.0 39.9 40.6 (p)39.9                  

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

2023

 (t)123,372 (t)125,832 (t)126,662 (t)126,562 (t)125,944 (t)126,286 (t)125,619 (t)124,659 (t)127,069 (t)127,597 (t)127,774 (t)126,368 (t)126,145

2024

 128,388 128,945 129,490 (p)128,655                  

Employment

2023

 (t)119,817 (t)122,527 (t)123,396 (t)123,887 (t)122,595 (t)122,739 (t)122,196 (t)120,897 (t)123,661 (t)124,180 (t)124,428 (t)123,363 (t)122,807

2024

 125,232 125,588 126,776 (p)126,097                  

Unemployment

2023

 (t)3,555 (t)3,305 (t)3,266 (t)2,675 (t)3,349 (t)3,547 (t)3,423 (t)3,762 (t)3,408 (t)3,417 (t)3,346 (t)3,005 (t)3,338

2024

 3,156 3,357 2,714 (p)2,558                  

Unemployment Rate

2023

 (t)2.9 (t)2.6 (t)2.6 (t)2.1 (t)2.7 (t)2.8 (t)2.7 (t)3.0 (t)2.7 (t)2.7 (t)2.6 (t)2.4 (t)2.6

2024

 2.5 2.6 2.1 (p)2.0                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(t) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.

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