Charlottesville city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCharlottesville city economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
24,867
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
45,863
people in Charlottesville city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$69,829
median household income
Source: Census ACS
62%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Charlottesville city ranks
Where Charlottesville city placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person67 per 100 · of 100
- #1Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic67 per 100 · of 66
- #1Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southeast67 per 100 · of 79
- #5Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southeast62% · of 100
- #8Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mid-Atlantic62% · of 100
- #9Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers62% · of 100
Charlottesville city outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
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Charlottesville city layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
139
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmersonTakes effect Sep 30, 2026 | Charlottesville | 139 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Charlottesville city
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- UVA Health176 open roles
- University of Virginia121 open roles
- University of Virginia-Main Campus31 open roles
- University of Virginia19 open roles
- General Atomics10 open roles
- Virginia Department of Human Resource Management5 open roles
- Grvty4 open roles
- Albemarle County Public Schools3 open roles
- Cherokee Nation Businesses3 open roles
- Pyramid Global Hospitality3 open roles
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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