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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
2022	674.9	681.4	682.2	687.7	689.7	692.7	702.5	702.8	700.5	705.0	706.6	706.7	694.4
2023	699.4	699.8	704.8	707.4	(p)711.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	40.8	41.1	41.6	42.3	42.4	42.8	43.2	42.7	42.5	42.0	41.2	41.2	42.0
2023	40.8	40.6	40.6	41.5	(p)41.8
Manufacturing
2022	31.7	32.0	32.2	32.3	32.4	32.5	32.6	32.6	32.5	32.5	32.6	32.8	32.4
2023	32.5	32.5	32.6	32.2	(p)32.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	124.8	125.2	125.0	124.2	124.9	124.9	126.3	127.3	126.5	127.6	131.2	134.0	126.8
2023	129.4	129.0	128.2	128.7	(p)129.8
Information
2022	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.6	6.5	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.7
2023	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	(p)6.4
Financial Activities
2022	54.4	55.1	55.3	55.7	55.9	56.0	56.7	56.7	56.2	56.5	56.1	56.6	55.9
2023	56.3	56.8	56.3	56.8	(p)57.2
Professional & Business Services
2022	122.0	123.4	122.7	124.2	124.0	124.7	127.9	127.3	126.9	127.7	125.8	125.2	125.2
2023	123.6	122.2	126.1	125.4	(p)127.7
Educational & Health Services
2022	98.4	99.2	98.6	99.6	98.5	97.5	99.0	99.4	100.4	100.7	101.4	99.3	99.3
2023	100.0	101.0	101.5	101.5	(p)100.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	58.6	59.8	61.2	63.5	65.6	68.4	70.3	69.2	65.5	66.8	65.7	65.1	65.0
2023	65.7	64.9	66.0	67.5	(p)70.9
Other Services
2022	30.1	30.4	30.3	30.7	30.8	30.9	31.6	31.5	31.2	31.3	31.5	31.6	31.0
2023	31.6	31.8	31.6	31.9	(p)31.9
Government
2022	107.6	108.6	108.6	108.6	108.7	108.3	108.1	109.4	112.0	113.2	114.4	114.3	110.2
2023	113.1	114.6	115.5	115.5	(p)113.1
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
2022	680,197	665,025	669,754	666,489	668,947	677,106	680,197	673,468	(p)669,592
2023	(p)710,316	713,292	(p)724,836
Employment
2022	659,084	643,944	650,172	647,994	647,406	655,742	659,084	650,247	(p)650,562
2023	(p)686,394	691,251	(p)703,213
Unemployment
2022	21,113	21,081	19,582	18,495	21,541	21,364	21,113	23,221	(p)19,030
2023	(p)23,922	22,041	(p)21,623
Unemployment Rate
2022	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.8	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.4	(p)2.8
2023	(p)3.4	3.1	(p)3.0
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.