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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	707.1	709.2	712.4	715.6	719.3	723.8	724.1	721.4	719.9	725.9	731.0	727.2	719.7
2025	718.3	718.6	719.9	725.6	731.0	736.8	(p)736.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	41.1	41.4	41.9	42.5	42.7	43.3	43.7	43.9	43.7	43.9	43.8	42.9	42.9
2025	41.2	41.6	42.5	43.3	43.6	44.5	(p)45.1
Manufacturing
2024	31.8	31.6	31.9	31.9	31.9	32.1	32.0	32.0	31.9	32.1	32.0	32.1	31.9
2025	31.7	32.1	32.3	32.3	32.5	32.6	(p)32.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	131.4	130.1	129.7	129.6	130.8	131.8	131.9	131.2	130.6	132.3	136.5	138.1	132.0
2025	133.2	132.6	132.9	132.4	133.5	134.2	(p)133.8
Information
2024	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.6	6.6	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4
2025	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	(p)6.4
Financial Activities
2024	57.2	57.6	57.3	57.5	57.7	58.0	58.1	58.3	57.8	58.2	57.8	57.5	57.8
2025	57.3	57.6	57.5	58.1	57.5	58.1	(p)58.3
Professional & Business Services
2024	123.4	123.8	124.0	124.7	124.9	125.5	125.1	124.8	124.5	124.9	124.3	123.7	124.5
2025	122.8	122.2	122.5	123.7	124.7	125.4	(p)125.7
Educational & Health Services
2024	106.6	107.2	107.3	107.9	106.7	106.3	107.7	107.9	109.5	111.5	112.1	111.5	108.5
2025	110.7	110.5	110.1	110.8	112.4	112.3	(p)113.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	64.3	64.7	66.7	68.5	70.8	73.0	72.9	71.2	67.6	68.0	67.9	67.6	68.6
2025	66.1	66.4	67.1	70.2	72.3	74.5	(p)74.9
Other Services
2024	32.7	33.0	33.1	33.0	33.2	33.4	33.5	33.5	33.5	33.2	33.7	33.3	33.3
2025	33.1	33.1	32.9	33.3	33.6	34.3	(p)34.0
Government
2024	112.2	113.4	114.0	113.6	114.0	113.8	112.8	112.3	114.6	115.6	116.6	114.1	113.9
2025	115.8	116.2	115.8	115.2	114.6	114.5	(p)112.7
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
2024	721,456	723,323	728,955	726,417	729,729	735,348	740,895	730,837	727,450	729,414	727,438	724,248	728,792
2025	727,754	723,747	723,738	726,343	725,279	731,348	(p)739,215
Employment
2024	700,204	701,727	708,177	707,682	708,589	712,537	716,594	706,145	705,357	708,104	705,869	705,191	707,181
2025	704,486	699,803	698,903	702,066	699,822	703,936	(p)712,095
Unemployment
2024	21,252	21,596	20,778	18,735	21,140	22,811	24,301	24,692	22,093	21,310	21,569	19,057	21,611
2025	23,268	23,944	24,835	24,277	25,457	27,412	(p)27,120
Unemployment Rate
2024	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.9	3.1	3.3	3.4	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.6	3.0
2025	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.7	(p)3.7
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.