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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
2007	624.3	627.8	630.2	630.7	634.5	641.0	631.7	632.6	633.1	636.9	638.3	639.9	633.4
2008	628.8	629.7	634.6	637.4	640.5	645.4	636.6	(P) 635.8
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction
2007	44.8	44.7	45.3	46.1	46.9	47.6	47.5	47.8	47.6	47.8	47.4	47.3	46.7
2008	46.2	46.0	46.2	47.0	47.3	47.6	47.8	(P) 47.6
Manufacturing
2007	42.6	42.4	42.5	42.4	42.4	42.7	42.4	42.3	42.0	41.7	41.8	41.9	42.3
2008	41.3	41.1	41.1	41.1	41.0	41.0	40.7	(P) 40.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2007	117.0	116.0	116.8	116.3	117.6	118.4	118.3	118.4	118.3	119.9	121.2	122.5	118.4
2008	119.1	117.3	117.7	118.0	118.2	118.8	118.4	(P) 118.5
Information
2007	11.6	11.6	11.5	11.7	11.9	11.8	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.4
2008	10.9	11.0	10.9	10.7	11.0	10.8	10.8	(P) 10.7
Financial Activities
2007	45.7	45.6	45.9	45.8	45.9	46.3	46.2	46.1	45.6	45.7	45.7	45.8	45.9
2008	45.5	45.3	45.4	45.1	45.4	45.7	45.6	(P) 45.5
Professional & Business Services
2007	97.0	97.7	98.8	98.6	98.1	99.4	98.8	99.3	99.0	99.7	99.3	99.8	98.8
2008	97.7	98.0	98.7	98.4	98.4	99.5	99.5	(P) 99.6
Educational & Health Services
2007	71.9	74.3	72.9	72.0	71.9	71.8	68.9	68.9	72.1	72.9	73.8	73.3	72.1
2008	72.2	73.4	74.1	74.2	74.1	74.0	71.0	(P) 70.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2007	48.6	49.1	50.7	51.6	53.8	56.3	55.9	55.4	53.1	51.9	50.6	50.5	52.3
2008	49.0	49.5	51.7	53.3	55.5	57.8	57.2	(P) 58.1
Other Services
2007	29.8	29.9	30.3	31.2	31.2	31.5	32.1	32.6	31.2	30.8	30.8	30.7	31.0
2008	30.3	30.6	30.8	31.3	31.5	31.8	32.2	(P) 32.2
Government
2007	115.3	116.5	115.5	116.0	114.8	115.2	110.2	110.5	113.0	115.5	116.7	117.0	114.7
2008	116.6	117.5	118.0	118.3	118.1	118.4	113.4	(P) 112.3
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
2007	(1) 635,993	(1) 638,687	(1) 639,558	(1) 637,169	(1) 639,825	(1) 646,129	(1) 650,459	(1) 644,580	(1) 641,048	(1) 641,671	(1) 642,867	(1) 641,874	(1) 641,655
2008	645,233	644,626	651,437	650,474	655,105	659,845	(P) 666,524
Employment
2007	(1) 615,325	(1) 618,458	(1) 620,697	(1) 619,579	(1) 621,667	(1) 625,442	(1) 629,706	(1) 623,749	(1) 620,875	(1) 621,779	(1) 622,418	(1) 620,181	(1) 621,656
2008	619,819	619,251	625,130	627,739	628,711	630,485	(P) 634,995
Unemployment
2007	(1) 20,668	(1) 20,229	(1) 18,861	(1) 17,590	(1) 18,158	(1) 20,687	(1) 20,753	(1) 20,831	(1) 20,173	(1) 19,892	(1) 20,449	(1) 21,693	(1) 19,999
2008	25,414	25,375	26,307	22,735	26,394	29,360	(P) 31,529
Unemployment Rate
2007	(1) 3.2	(1) 3.2	(1) 2.9	(1) 2.8	(1) 2.8	(1) 3.2	(1) 3.2	(1) 3.2	(1) 3.1	(1) 3.1	(1) 3.2	(1) 3.4	(1) 3.1
2008	3.9	3.9	4.0	3.5	4.0	4.4	(P) 4.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (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.