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
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Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
719.0 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
41.3 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
31.8 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
133.1 |
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Information |
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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 |
6.5 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
57.5 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
122.9 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
110.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
66.2 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
33.0 |
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Government |
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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 |
115.9 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2024 |
722,778 |
722,997 |
724,723 |
722,494 |
723,374 |
728,969 |
734,601 |
730,504 |
727,928 |
731,790 |
730,090 |
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2025 |
708,443 |
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Employment |
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2024 |
701,615 |
700,654 |
705,767 |
704,684 |
703,020 |
706,216 |
709,516 |
703,904 |
704,449 |
709,907 |
707,919 |
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2025 |
686,494 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
21,163 |
22,343 |
18,956 |
17,810 |
20,354 |
22,753 |
25,085 |
26,600 |
23,479 |
21,883 |
22,171 |
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2025 |
21,949 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
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2025 |
3.1 |
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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.
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United States Department of Labor
