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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
2018	115.4	118.0	118.4	120.2	119.5	119.4	116.4	116.0	120.4	119.1	119.5	118.7	118.4
2019	116.1	118.8	119.5	121.3	120.7	120.6	118.9	118.1	122.1	120.6	121.1	(p)120.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2018	15.0	14.8	14.8	14.9	14.9	15.0	14.9	14.9	14.6	14.7	15.2	15.3	14.9
2019	14.7	14.6	14.4	14.7	14.8	15.0	15.0	14.8	14.3	14.5	15.0	(p)15.3
Professional & Business Services
2018	15.3	15.3	15.2	15.7	15.8	15.9	15.3	15.4	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.1	15.4
2019	14.9	14.9	14.9	15.4	15.4	15.6	15.4	15.5	15.6	15.6	15.6	(p)15.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2018	13.4	13.6	14.0	14.1	14.3	14.8	14.4	14.1	14.1	14.1	13.9	14.1	14.1
2019	13.5	13.8	14.2	14.3	14.6	14.9	14.9	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.2	(p)14.1
Government
2018	35.2	37.5	37.7	38.4	37.6	36.6	34.8	34.6	39.5	37.8	38.0	37.3	37.1
2019	36.2	38.6	38.8	39.5	38.5	37.6	35.8	35.7	40.4	38.7	38.9	(p)38.2
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
2018	117,035	119,906	120,316	120,866	120,542	121,049	119,000	116,359	120,469	119,483	119,530	119,283	119,486
2019	118,241	121,050	120,828	121,666	122,503	123,532	123,170	121,191	123,805	122,880	123,010	(p)122,279
Employment
2018	113,137	116,280	116,861	117,945	117,501	117,270	115,513	112,867	117,510	116,566	116,778	116,497	116,227
2019	114,736	117,595	117,489	118,968	119,160	120,063	119,796	118,040	121,111	120,261	120,297	(p)119,693
Unemployment
2018	3,898	3,626	3,455	2,921	3,041	3,779	3,487	3,492	2,959	2,917	2,752	2,786	3,259
2019	3,505	3,455	3,339	2,698	3,343	3,469	3,374	3,151	2,694	2,619	2,713	(p)2,586
Unemployment Rate
2018	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.4	2.5	3.1	2.9	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.7
2019	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.2	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.6	2.2	2.1	2.2	(p)2.1
Footnotes (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