Central Virginia Times

Charlottesville city recorded an unemployment rate of 4.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,105 people out of the 46,597 living in Charlottesville city at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Charlottesville city has increased compared to the 4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Charlottesville city was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Of the 24,651 people who had a job during that time, 121 were employed in the Armed Forces and 24,530 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,105	4.3%
Employed	24,651	95.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	24,530	95.2%
Employed in armed forces	121	0.5%