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 99.6 (P) 102.7        

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 14.6 (P) 14.5        

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 12.6 (P) 12.5        

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 11.9 (P) 11.7        

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 28.6 (P) 31.8        

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

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

2008

104,854 105,616 106,817 107,173 107,168 107,023 107,294 105,396 (P) 106,748        

Employment

 

2007

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

2008

101,345 102,418 103,510 104,325 103,818 103,155 103,064 101,063 (P) 103,141        

Unemployment

 

2007

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

2008

3,509 3,198 3,307 2,848 3,350 3,868 4,230 4,333 (P) 3,607        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.4

2008

3.3 3.0 3.1 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.9 4.1 (P) 3.4        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

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