Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Charlottesville fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Charlottesville peaked in October 2009 at 6.1% and is now 0.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Charlottesville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Virginia	6.2%	0.0	-0.4
Charlottesville	5.2%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Charlottesville, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Charlottesville peaked in December 2009 at 6,624. There are now 786 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,364 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 474. Charlottesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Charlottesville, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Charlottesville	5,838	-45	-261

Number of Unemployed Persons

Charlottesville, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Charlottesville Unemployment Rate	Charlottesville Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.2%	5.2%	5,838
November 2011	8.7%	6.2%	5.2%	5,883
October 2011	8.9%	6.4%	5.4%	6,014
September 2011	9.0%	6.5%	5.4%	5,971
August 2011	9.1%	6.3%	5.2%	5,731
July 2011	9.1%	6.1%	5.0%	5,535
June 2011	9.1%	6.0%	5.0%	5,444
May 2011	9.0%	6.0%	4.9%	5,364
April 2011	9.0%	6.1%	5.0%	5,411
March 2011	8.9%	6.2%	5.1%	5,539
February 2011	9.0%	6.4%	5.3%	5,700
January 2011	9.1%	6.5%	5.5%	5,936