Charlottesville, located in Albemarle County VA, is Number 13 among the Top 30 Cities for Jobs in the US, as recognized by the well known job search engine CareerBuilder.com. The Greater Charlottesville Area saw a significant population growth -- a 21% increase in the 1990s, with over 5% growth from 2000 - 2008 to create a population around 191,000 strong inth emetro are and nearly 40,500 in the city proper.

Albemarle County is home to the near- largest manufacturing focus in the Virginia Piedmont Region. In addition to manufacturing, its economic diversity boarts a growing wine industry as well, covering 100s of acres and growing. The University of Virginia owns two research parks in the coutry, planned to enrich and increase relationships among the university and private sector.businesses as well as the local government jobs offices.

Revitalization is ongoing in Charlottesville's urban area. IN the early 1970s, the cities downtown pedestrian focused are was taken under governance by the Charlottesville Parks and Recreation Department.

Today, this urban area offers, business and living spaces that provide over 120 shops and 30 restaurants that are located in the Historic Sites in the Main Street Charlottesville area. An ongoing program for registerd US NAtional Historic Places works hand in hand with revitalization and economic development programs here. Reconstruction and infrastructure additions continue to offer new jobs as well as to build new business spaces.

1. Health Care and Social Assistance - Nearly 1,000 job openings a year.
2. Education - K-12 and Postsecondary (college and vocational school level).
3. Professional and Scientific/Technical Services
4. Tourism - Accommodations, Food & Beverage Services.
5. Retail Trade - Sales, supervisors and related jobs; especially within Tourism.
6. Construction - New business construction as well as ongoing revitalization of urban and historical sites will boost construction industries. Federal Infrastructure Projects will add even more jobs to this pool by the end of 2010.
7. Administrative, Waste Management and Remediation - covers recycling, offering additional green-collar jobs as well.
8. Other Business Services (other than Government)
9. Management and Business Operations
10. Information Technology (IT) 

1. University of Virgina - Over 12,000 employees and growing.
2. The University of Virginia Medical and Health Sciences Center-- This is a major regional teaching & research hospital with a Level One Trauma Center and Medivac Helicopter. This facility in on the Top 100 List of Best Hospitals in the United States.
3. State Farm Insurance - 1500+ workers.
4. Sperry Marine - Part of Northrop Grumman and in business for 50+ years with 1000+ employees locally. With HQ in centrally located Charlottesville, Sperry is a global supplier for navigation, communication, information, and automation systems for commercial naval and marine businesses. Sperry produces designs and technology navigation systems for surface ship platforms.
5. US Army National Ground Intelligence Center
6. GE Fanuc Automation Factory automation systems for manufacturing and production systems/processes. Functions as a partnership between General Electric Company and FANUC LTD of Japan. local employees work in engineering, systems integration, and manufacturing of electronic components. One of many operations located in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
7. Albemarle County Personnel Department
8. Charlottesville Public Schools
9. Crutchfield Corporation (electronics retail)
10. Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's Home and National Historic Site.
11. FIC Staff Services, Inc. - Temporary employment agency
12. Martha Jefferson Hopspital
13. Piedmont Virginia Community College
14. Biotage AB--Local HQ built in Charlottesville circa 1993 as part of a multi-national corpiration. Biotage AB's global HQ is in Uppsala, Sweden. Products include genetic analysis and medicinal chemistry. The Discovery Chemistry Division of Biotage AB is located in the University of Virginia Research Park. its focus is the design and development of purification and separation systems for pharmaceutical businesses.  

LOCAL JOB LISTINGS

Search for jobs in the Greater Charlottesville Metro Area here: Metro Jobs.

Search for jobs in the City of Charlottesville here: Charlottesville Jobs.

Vocational Education & Training

• Charlottesville-Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC)
• GED High School Equivalency Training Information
• Piedmont Technical Education Center
• Institute of Textile Technology

Colleges and Universities

• University of Virginia - see links under "Largest Employers" above.
• Piedmont Virginia Community College
• Germanna Community College
• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
• Mary Baldwin College
• Sweet Briar College

 Other

This metro area is also known for its educational programs and support for Homeschoolers and homeless youth and children. 

The City of Charlottesville is a Green City that has planned for sustainability throughout the 21st century. The City Council has adopted the philospohy of the Native Americans of the regions in such planning, specifically:

'We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.

The city is dedicated to climate protection and water conservation, recycling, composting, and Natural Gardening with native plants and organic methods where possible. The city also encourages citizens to think about the FOOD MILE - in other words, the social, economical, and environmental costs of importing food from abroad or long distances within America. Emphasis is placed on locally grown products.

An interesting green concept use din Charlottesville is the building of urban forests in order to cool down the inner-city heat that is caused by vehicle traffic and energy generation in urban areas with tall buiildings and extensive pavement.

QUOTE:

Excessive heat claims more lives in the United States each year than hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. Between 1979-1998... - Center for Disease Control and Prevention.