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Richmond

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Richmond Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jan 2023
Richmond, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2023
Richmond Area Employment — June 2021	Employment	News Release	Jul 2021
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 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022
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	July 2022	Aug 2022	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		680.2	673.5	669.4	673.9	666.9	(p)670.3
Employment(1)		659.1	650.2	650.4	653.7	645.3	(p)651.0
Unemployment(1)		21.1	23.2	19.0	20.1	21.6	(p)19.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.1	3.4	2.8	3.0	3.2	(p)2.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		683.3	682.4	681.7	687.1	686.8	(p)684.1
12-month % change		1.4	1.4	2.0	2.2	1.9	(p)1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		40.0	38.9	38.9	38.3	37.2	(p)36.6
12-month % change		-5.9	-8.0	-6.5	-7.0	-9.5	(p)-9.6
Manufacturing(3)		31.2	31.1	31.5	31.7	31.8	(p)31.8
12-month % change		-0.3	-1.0	0.6	1.9	1.3	(p)1.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		123.0	122.2	122.0	123.0	126.0	(p)128.8
12-month % change		-0.3	-0.9	-0.3	-0.1	0.4	(p)1.9
Information(3)		6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	(p)6.2
12-month % change		3.2	3.3	1.6	-1.6	-1.6	(p)-1.6
Financial Activities(3)		50.8	51.1	50.7	50.9	50.6	(p)50.9
12-month % change		-3.8	-3.9	-4.0	-2.9	-2.7	(p)-1.9
Professional and Business Services(3)		122.3	121.1	121.7	123.5	121.0	(p)119.6
12-month % change		3.6	2.5	3.1	4.5	2.9	(p)0.7
Education and Health Services(3)		99.7	101.6	102.0	102.2	102.6	(p)99.0
12-month % change		2.5	5.0	5.6	4.8	5.6	(p)2.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		70.9	71.0	68.7	69.9	68.9	(p)68.5
12-month % change		9.6	10.2	13.4	13.7	12.8	(p)9.8
Other Services(3)		30.9	31.0	30.6	30.7	30.8	(p)30.9
12-month % change		3.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	3.0	(p)3.3
Government(3)		108.1	108.1	109.3	110.6	111.7	(p)111.8
12-month % change		0.6	0.7	0.0	-0.2	-0.2	(p)0.6
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