Charlottesville, Virginia Job Growth

There were 121,700 jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 120,199 employed persons for the month. Charlottesville lost 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 580 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlottesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	121,700	-600	+3,800
CPS	120,199	+580	+4,439

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Charlottesville as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 peaked in August 2018 at 122,400. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Charlottesville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Charlottesville is at a new high of 120,199.

Employment: CES, CPS

Charlottesville, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	121,700	-600	120,199	580
September 2018	122,300	-100	119,619	20
August 2018	122,400	900	119,599	-415
July 2018	121,500	500	120,014	449
June 2018	121,000	1,300	119,565	795
May 2018	119,700	100	118,770	593
April 2018	119,600	-100	118,177	459
March 2018	119,700	200	117,718	414
February 2018	119,500	500	117,304	956
January 2018	119,000	600	116,348	79
December 2017	118,400	600	116,269	326
November 2017	117,800	-100	115,943	183