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Richmond, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

702.5 705.8 705.4 709.1 712.5 718.8 714.8 714.6 711.3 716.7 719.9 718.7 712.5

2024

710.6 (p)714.3                      

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

41.9 42.0 42.3 42.7 42.8 43.3 43.0 42.9 42.7 42.7 42.6 42.3 42.6

2024

41.9 (p)42.6                      

Manufacturing

2023

32.7 32.7 32.8 32.7 32.9 33.1 32.2 32.4 32.3 32.4 32.2 32.4 32.6

2024

32.0 (p)31.9                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

129.1 128.4 128.3 128.5 129.1 129.9 129.0 129.3 128.5 129.9 133.3 134.6 129.8

2024

130.0 (p)129.4                      

Information

2023

6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9

2024

6.8 (p)6.9                      

Financial Activities

2023

60.2 60.5 59.3 59.1 59.2 59.9 59.2 59.5 59.1 59.0 58.9 59.0 59.4

2024

58.4 (p)58.4                      

Professional & Business Services

2023

123.7 123.5 122.9 123.8 123.9 124.2 123.0 123.0 122.9 123.4 122.6 121.4 123.2

2024

121.8 (p)123.2                      

Educational & Health Services

2023

102.9 104.2 103.9 104.5 103.7 102.8 103.7 104.1 105.8 106.7 107.1 107.7 104.8

2024

106.6 (p)108.3                      

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

63.4 64.2 65.6 66.9 69.8 73.5 73.2 72.4 67.3 67.4 66.8 66.1 68.1

2024

65.1 (p)64.7                      

Other Services

2023

32.0 32.1 32.2 32.5 32.7 33.0 33.1 32.8 32.8 33.3 33.2 33.1 32.7

2024

33.0 (p)33.0                      

Government

2023

109.8 111.3 111.2 111.5 111.4 112.1 111.4 111.3 112.9 115.0 116.3 115.1 112.4

2024

115.0 (p)115.9                      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

709,163 713,292 725,285 723,384 731,451 733,806 742,294 734,077 733,926 733,726 734,816 (p)728,447  

2024

(p)722,394                        

Employment

2023

685,026 691,251 703,576 704,421 711,004 712,073 721,383 710,112 710,236 710,698 712,153 (p)707,278  

2024

(p)701,231                        

Unemployment

2023

24,137 22,041 21,709 18,963 20,447 21,733 20,911 23,965 23,690 23,028 22,663 (p)21,169  

2024

(p)21,163                        

Unemployment Rate

2023

3.4 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 (p)2.9  

2024

(p)2.9                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Louisa, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, and Sussex Counties and Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond Cities in Virginia.