Bryan McKenzie reports in this morning's Progress (here) that the the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce's just-released employment report shows a decrease, during 2008, of 1,054 jobs in the private sector (the coverage area is Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson and Greene).The report identifies a total, in '08, of 73,660 private sector jobs and 30,570 public sector jobs (the public sector is deemed to include UVa and PVCC).
The Chamber predicts a continued private sector decrease in 2009 but does see hope in the stimulative effect of approximately 800 new positions at the NGIC facility at Rivanna Station.
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Job losses were reported in 7 of 10 industry categories:- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Trade, transportation and utilities
- Information
- Financial activities
- Professional and business services
- Education and health services
- Mining and natural resources
- Leisure and hospitality
- Other services
