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

  

2007

 99.1 100.5 102.2 102.4 103.1 102.2 100.4 99.8 103.2 104.0 104.1 103.7 102.1

2008

 100.2 101.9 102.6 103.3 103.1 102.5 100.4 (P) 99.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 14.2 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.8 15.0 14.4

2008

 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.5 (P) 14.6          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.0

2008

 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.6 (P) 12.6          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.1 11.5 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.3

2008

 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.4 11.8 12.0 12.0 (P) 11.9          

Government

  

2007

 29.6 31.1 31.9 32.2 32.1 30.4 28.7 28.5 31.8 32.6 32.8 32.6 31.2

2008

 30.1 32.0 32.4 32.5 32.3 30.9 29.1 (P) 28.7          

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

  

2007

 (1) 103,075 (1) 103,961 (1) 105,468 (1) 105,268 (1) 105,918 (1) 105,408 (1) 105,526 (1) 103,582 (1) 105,910 (1) 106,589 (1) 106,753 (1) 105,760 (1) 105,268

2008

 104,854 105,616 106,817 107,173 107,168 107,023 (P) 107,487            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 100,385 (1) 101,450 (1) 103,052 (1) 102,982 (1) 103,599 (1) 102,504 (1) 102,701 (1) 100,802 (1) 103,468 (1) 104,093 (1) 104,233 (1) 103,051 (1) 102,693

2008

 101,345 102,418 103,510 104,325 103,818 103,155 (P) 103,247            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 2,690 (1) 2,511 (1) 2,416 (1) 2,286 (1) 2,319 (1) 2,904 (1) 2,825 (1) 2,780 (1) 2,442 (1) 2,496 (1) 2,520 (1) 2,709 (1) 2,575

2008

 3,509 3,198 3,307 2,848 3,350 3,868 (P) 4,240            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.2 (1) 2.2 (1) 2.8 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.7 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.3 (1) 2.4 (1) 2.6 (1) 2.4

2008

 3.3 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.6 (P) 3.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

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