Charlottesville, Virginia Job Growth

There were 119,700 jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 119,960 employed persons for the month. Charlottesville lost 100 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 255 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlottesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,700	-100	+1,900
CPS	119,960	+255	+3,351

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 July 2019 at 120,900. Since then 1,200 jobs have been lost in Charlottesville according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Charlottesville is at a new high of 119,960.

Employment: CES, CPS

Charlottesville, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	119,700	-100	119,960	255
October 2019	119,800	-400	119,705	389
September 2019	120,200	-400	119,316	405
August 2019	120,600	-300	118,911	675
July 2019	120,900	700	118,236	638
June 2019	120,200	500	117,598	415
May 2019	119,700	-100	117,183	192
April 2019	119,800	200	116,991	50
March 2019	119,600	400	116,941	12
February 2019	119,200	200	116,929	154
January 2019	119,000	800	116,775	154
December 2018	118,200	400	116,621	12