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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
2021	111.7	112.8	113.7	115.1	114.9	114.3	115.3	115.4	117.0	117.9	118.3	118.5	115.4
2022	116.2	117.9	118.6	119.2	117.9	(p)117.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2021	14.8	14.5	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.9	15.2	15.4	14.8
2022	15.1	15.1	15.1	14.8	14.7	(p)15.0
Professional & Business Services
2021	15.5	15.6	15.7	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.5	16.5	16.2
2022	16.2	16.5	16.6	16.6	16.6	(p)16.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2021	10.1	10.4	10.7	11.0	11.5	12.2	12.9	12.7	12.8	13.0	13.2	13.1	12.0
2022	12.7	13.0	13.3	13.6	13.9	(p)14.2
Government
2021	35.2	36.2	36.4	36.5	35.5	34.2	33.7	34.0	36.0	36.3	36.1	36.3	35.5
2022	35.4	36.3	36.5	36.9	35.7	(p)34.3
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
2021	(1)115,083	(1)116,374	(1)116,738	(1)116,932	(1)117,160	(1)117,422	(1)117,976	(1)116,761	(1)116,698	(1)118,087	(1)117,993	(1)118,034	(1)117,105
2022	118,935	119,085	119,856	119,413	118,488	(p)118,323
Employment
2021	(1)109,929	(1)111,535	(1)112,069	(1)113,038	(1)112,942	(1)112,635	(1)113,656	(1)112,668	(1)113,159	(1)114,905	(1)115,113	(1)115,350	(1)113,083
2022	115,266	116,006	116,925	116,726	115,193	(p)114,981
Unemployment
2021	(1)5,154	(1)4,839	(1)4,669	(1)3,894	(1)4,218	(1)4,787	(1)4,320	(1)4,093	(1)3,539	(1)3,182	(1)2,880	(1)2,684	(1)4,022
2022	3,669	3,079	2,931	2,687	3,295	(p)3,342
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)4.5	(1)4.2	(1)4.0	(1)3.3	(1)3.6	(1)4.1	(1)3.7	(1)3.5	(1)3.0	(1)2.7	(1)2.4	(1)2.3	(1)3.4
2022	3.1	2.6	2.4	2.3	2.8	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (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