Charlottesville, Virginia Job Growth

There were 103,600 jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,879 employed persons for the month. Charlottesville added 1,400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 596 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlottesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	103,600	+1,400	+4,000
CPS	108,879	+596	+6,170

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Charlottesville, Virginia Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Charlottesville as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Charlottesville, Virginia

CES employment for Charlottesville in March 2012 is at a new high of 103,600.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Charlottesville is at a new high of 108,879.

Employment: CES, CPS

Charlottesville, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	103,600	1,400	108,879	596
February 2012	102,200	-100	108,283	674
January 2012	102,300	-800	107,609	741
December 2011	103,100	500	106,868	322
November 2011	102,600	900	106,546	613
October 2011	101,700	200	105,933	400
September 2011	101,500	300	105,533	381
August 2011	101,200	300	105,152	414
July 2011	100,900	1,000	104,738	847
June 2011	99,900	400	103,891	272
May 2011	99,500	-200	103,619	469
April 2011	99,700	100	103,150	441
March 2011	99,600	-700	102,709	696