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Charlottesville, Virginia Job Growth

There were 122,300 jobs in Charlottesville, Virginia in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 116,943 employed persons for the month. Charlottesville added 400 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,004 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Charlottesville job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 122,300 +400 +4,200
CPS 116,943 +1,004 +1,699

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 October 2019 at 124,600. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Charlottesville according to the employer survey. From a trough of 105,400 in April 2020, Charlottesville has gained 16,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 123,105 for Charlottesville in February 2020. 6,162 jobs have been lost in Charlottesville since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 106,172, Charlottesville has added 10,771 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Charlottesville, Virginia Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 122,300 400 116,943 1,004
December 2022 121,900 -200 115,939 127
November 2022 122,100 200 115,812 -140
October 2022 121,900 1,300 115,952 -226
September 2022 120,600 -200 116,178 -263
August 2022 120,800 -100 116,441 56
July 2022 120,900 1,900 116,385 -85
June 2022 119,000 -500 116,470 -131
May 2022 119,500 -100 116,601 -21
April 2022 119,600 200 116,622 215
March 2022 119,400 200 116,407 545
February 2022 119,200 1,100 115,862 618