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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
2008	625.9	627.1	629.7	632.5	633.9	637.9	629.1	627.7	628.8	623.9	620.1	620.5	628.1
2009	610.1	604.8	(P) 607.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	43.7	43.4	43.6	43.5	43.3	43.4	43.3	43.3	42.4	41.6	40.5	40.1	42.7
2009	38.4	36.4	(P) 36.2
Manufacturing
2008	41.8	41.7	41.3	41.2	41.1	40.9	40.7	40.4	40.3	40.1	40.1	39.7	40.8
2009	39.1	37.4	(P) 37.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	117.9	116.4	116.6	116.2	116.8	117.5	117.1	116.9	116.8	117.0	116.9	117.9	117.0
2009	114.8	113.2	(P) 113.7
Information
2008	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.3	10.3
2009	10.0	9.9	(P) 9.9
Financial Activities
2008	44.6	44.5	44.5	43.9	43.7	43.8	43.8	43.8	43.2	42.8	42.6	42.2	43.6
2009	41.9	40.1	(P) 40.2
Professional & Business Services
2008	99.4	99.9	100.3	100.0	99.6	100.3	100.3	100.2	99.4	98.4	97.8	98.0	99.5
2009	96.4	96.4	(P) 96.9
Educational & Health Services
2008	78.3	79.3	79.6	80.7	80.6	80.4	78.3	78.5	81.1	81.7	82.3	82.3	80.3
2009	83.5	84.0	(P) 84.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	49.0	49.3	51.1	53.0	55.1	57.0	56.7	55.9	53.1	49.1	47.0	46.8	51.9
2009	44.9	45.4	(P) 47.0
Other Services
2008	30.6	31.0	31.1	30.6	31.2	31.7	31.3	31.9	32.1	32.2	32.1	32.0	31.5
2009	31.5	31.9	(P) 32.1
Government
2008	110.1	111.1	111.1	113.0	112.1	112.5	107.3	106.5	110.2	110.8	110.7	111.2	110.6
2009	109.6	110.1	(P) 110.4
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
2008	(1) 646,801	(1) 645,701	(1) 650,373	(1) 651,369	(1) 653,812	(1) 657,535	(1) 659,796	(1) 653,142	(1) 647,872	(1) 645,030	(1) 643,734	(1) 644,709	(1) 649,989
2009	646,541	646,191	(P) 647,959
Employment
2008	(1) 622,437	(1) 621,904	(1) 625,985	(1) 629,384	(1) 628,282	(1) 629,485	(1) 630,811	(1) 622,982	(1) 619,056	(1) 616,215	(1) 611,682	(1) 608,781	(1) 622,250
2009	602,133	595,549	(P) 597,115
Unemployment
2008	(1) 24,364	(1) 23,797	(1) 24,388	(1) 21,985	(1) 25,530	(1) 28,050	(1) 28,985	(1) 30,160	(1) 28,816	(1) 28,815	(1) 32,052	(1) 35,928	(1) 27,739
2009	44,408	50,642	(P) 50,844
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 3.8	(1) 3.7	(1) 3.7	(1) 3.4	(1) 3.9	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.5	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.6	(1) 4.3
2009	6.9	7.8	(P) 7.8
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.