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Richmond

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Richmond Area Economic Summary	Unemployment	Economic Summary	Apr 2021
Richmond, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2021
Richmond Area Employment — June 2020	Employment	News Release	Jul 2020
Fatal Occupational Injuries in the Richmond Area – 2018	Workplace fatalities	News Release	Apr 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Richmond, VA – Full Tables	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Richmond – May 2019	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2020
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	Oct 2020	Nov 2020	Dec 2020	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)664.7	(2)661.9	(2)659.0	653.1	(p)652.8
Employment(1)		(2)622.8	(2)622.4	(2)618.1	613.2	(p)614.3
Unemployment(1)		(2)42.0	(2)39.5	(2)40.8	39.9	(p)38.5
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)6.3	(2)6.0	(2)6.2	6.1	(p)5.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		652.6	657.5	654.3	642.6	641.9	(p)643.7
12-month % change		-5.6	-5.9	-6.0	-6.4	-6.5	(p)-5.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		40.4	39.6	40.1	39.1	38.9	(p)39.3
12-month % change		-0.2	-1.7	-0.5	-1.0	-2.3	(p)-2.2
Manufacturing(4)		30.1	30.1	30.4	29.9	30.0	(p)30.6
12-month % change		-6.2	-6.5	-5.9	-5.7	-5.4	(p)-3.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		123.7	125.9	127.6	123.5	121.8	(p)121.8
12-month % change		1.6	0.4	0.8	1.2	0.7	(p)0.9
Information(4)		6.2	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	(p)5.9
12-month % change		-10.1	-14.3	-11.6	-12.9	-11.6	(p)-15.7
Financial Activities(4)		52.8	53.2	52.8	53.2	53.1	(p)52.3
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.5	-2.0	-1.3	-1.8	(p)-2.6
Professional and Business Services(4)		112.0	114.4	112.8	108.1	107.5	(p)107.0
12-month % change		-7.0	-7.0	-6.9	-9.8	-8.8	(p)-8.9
Education and Health Services(4)		97.6	97.9	96.6	96.7	96.6	(p)97.0
12-month % change		-5.3	-5.1	-6.0	-6.3	-6.7	(p)-5.6
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		53.4	53.2	52.3	51.3	51.3	(p)53.2
12-month % change		-21.8	-21.4	-22.6	-22.2	-22.5	(p)-18.7
Other Services(4)		28.2	28.2	28.0	27.8	28.0	(p)28.2
12-month % change		-9.3	-9.0	-9.4	-9.4	-9.4	(p)-7.8
Government(4)		108.2	109.0	107.6	106.9	108.6	(p)108.4
12-month % change		-4.7	-4.9	-5.5	-5.2	-4.9	(p)-5.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary