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Charlottesville Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jan 2026
Charlottesville, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Charlottesville, VA Economy at a Glance:

Charlottesville, VA

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		119.1	(x)-	119.9	(p)119.8	118.9	(p)119.9
Employment(1)		115.8	(x)-	115.8	(p)116.4	115.1	(p)115.8
Unemployment(1)		3.2	(x)-	4.1	(p)3.5	3.8	(p)4.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.7	(x)-	3.4	(p)2.9	3.2	(p)3.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		125.5	126.4	127.3	127.0	124.1	(p)125.3
12-month % change		0.5	0.4	0.5	1.0	1.2	(p)0.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-3.6	-5.5	-3.7	-1.9	-1.9	(p)-1.9
Manufacturing(3)		4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	(p)4.3
12-month % change		-2.2	-2.2	0.0	0.0	2.4	(p)2.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.6	13.8	13.9	14.3	13.7	(p)13.5
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.7	-0.7	0.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(3)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8
12-month % change		-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	-5.3	(p)-5.3
Financial Activities(3)		5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	(p)5.4
12-month % change		-1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.8	(p)-1.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		15.8	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.5	(p)15.4
12-month % change		-6.5	-6.0	-5.4	-5.4	-3.1	(p)-3.8
Education and Health Services(3)		17.2	17.2	17.3	17.3	17.3	(p)17.3
12-month % change		3.0	1.8	1.8	3.0	3.0	(p)2.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.1	(p)14.0
12-month % change		0.7	1.4	0.0	1.4	2.9	(p)0.7
Other Services(3)		6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	(p)5.9
12-month % change		-1.6	0.0	-1.6	-1.6	0.0	(p)-1.7
Government(3)		41.3	42.1	42.9	42.3	40.9	(p)42.6
12-month % change		4.6	4.0	4.1	3.9	3.3	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary (x) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.