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Richmond

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Richmond Area Economic Summary	Unemployment	Economic Summary	Mar 2020
Richmond, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 2020
Richmond Area Employment — December 2019	Employment	News Release	Feb 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries in the Richmond Area – 2017	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Richmond, VA – Full Tables	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Richmond – May 2018	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Virginia’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Richmond, VA Economy at a Glance:

Richmond, VA

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2019	Oct 2019	Nov 2019	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	Feb 2020
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		687.2	693.3	694.9	(p)697.9	(p)697.1
Employment(1)		669.3	675.5	676.9	(p)680.1	(p)675.4
Unemployment(1)		18.0	17.8	18.0	(p)17.9	(p)21.7
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6	(p)3.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		684.7	689.8	697.9	696.2	686.3	(p)689.3
12-month % change		1.0	0.6	0.6	0.8	1.5	(p)1.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		40.7	41.0	41.2	41.1	41.2	(p)41.6
12-month % change		1.2	1.0	1.2	2.8	6.2	(p)6.9
Manufacturing(3)		31.4	31.2	31.2	31.2	30.8	(p)31.0
12-month % change		-3.7	-3.1	-2.8	-2.8	-3.4	(p)-3.1
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		121.0	121.2	123.2	125.2	120.8	(p)119.7
12-month % change		-1.6	-2.3	-3.9	-3.8	-1.0	(p)-0.7
Information(3)		7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	(p)7.1
12-month % change		1.4	1.4	-1.4	4.4	2.9	(p)1.4
Financial Activities(3)		53.2	53.1	54.1	53.3	54.5	(p)55.8
12-month % change		3.7	2.9	4.4	2.9	5.2	(p)7.3
Professional and Business Services(3)		118.8	119.7	122.4	122.0	119.6	(p)120.3
12-month % change		2.4	0.4	0.9	1.8	2.3	(p)3.4
Education and Health Services(3)		101.2	102.3	103.7	102.8	101.9	(p)102.5
12-month % change		1.2	1.2	2.5	2.8	0.3	(p)-0.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		66.6	67.0	66.6	65.6	64.3	(p)64.0
12-month % change		2.1	2.3	2.6	1.1	2.1	(p)0.6
Other Services(3)		32.5	32.6	32.6	32.5	32.2	(p)32.4
12-month % change		1.2	0.6	0.6	1.6	1.6	(p)1.3
Government(3)		112.3	114.6	115.8	115.4	114.0	(p)114.9
12-month % change		1.3	2.1	1.7	2.2	1.9	(p)0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary