Editing Charlottesville, Virginia (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:SNL Financial, Charlottesville, VA IMG 4213.JPG|right|thumb|S&P Global building in Charlottesville]]
Charlottesville is the home of the [[National Radio Astronomy Observatory]] headquarters, the [[Leander McCormick Observatory]] and the [[CFA Institute]]. It is served by two area hospitals, the [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]] founded in 1903, and the [[University of Virginia Health System|University of Virginia Hospital]]. The [[National Ground Intelligence Center]] (NGIC) is in the Charlottesville area. Other large employers include [[Crutchfield]], [[Emerson Automation Solutions]], [[PepsiCo]] and [[S&P Global]].

18% of people employed in Charlottesville live there, while 82% commute into the city. 42% of those commuting to Charlottesville live in [[Albemarle County]]. Additionally, 11,497 people commute from Charlottesville outside of the city for employment. 51% of those commuting from Charlottesville work in Albemarle County. In 2016, Charlottesville had a 3.3% unemployment rate.<ref name="virginialmi.com" />

===Largest employers===
According to the city's 2024 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Charlottesville Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (2024) |url=https://www.charlottesville.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/270 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=City of Charlottesville}}</ref> the largest employers in the city are as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|[[University of Virginia Health System|University of Virginia / Blue Ridge Hospital]]
|1,000+
|-
|2
|[[Albemarle County, Virginia|County of Albemarle]]
|1,000+
|-
|3
|[[Sentara Health|Sentara Healthcare]]
|1,000+
|-
|4
|UVA Health Services Foundation
|1,000+
|-
|5
|City of Charlottesville
|1,000+
|-
|6
|[[Charlottesville City Public Schools|Charlottesville City School Board]]
|500–999
|-
|7
|[[United States Department of Defense|U.S. Department of Defense]]
|500–999
|-
|8
|[[Food Lion]]
|500–999
|-
|9
|Fluvanna County Public School Board
|500–999
|-
|10
|[[Walmart]]
|500–999
|}