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
2011	597.2	599.4	603.9	611.9	614.2	615.3	610.3	608.2	609.7	614.0	613.8	616.2	609.5
2012	609.3	609.4	615.8	615.2	617.5	623.1	(P) 617.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2011	31.8	31.8	32.3	32.9	33.0	32.9	32.1	32.6	32.8	32.3	32.4	32.5	32.5
2012	31.6	31.3	32.2	31.7	32.3	32.3	(P) 33.2
Manufacturing
2011	32.0	32.2	32.2	31.8	31.8	31.9	31.6	31.5	31.4	31.3	31.1	31.1	31.7
2012	30.6	30.5	30.6	30.5	30.5	30.6	(P) 30.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	110.8	110.1	110.6	112.2	112.7	113.1	113.6	113.2	112.4	112.7	114.2	115.7	112.6
2012	114.2	113.4	114.3	114.8	115.9	116.3	(P) 116.3
Information
2011	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.1	7.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0
2012	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.9	(P) 8.9
Financial Activities
2011	42.7	42.8	43.1	43.4	43.6	43.9	45.0	44.7	44.4	44.8	45.3	45.5	44.1
2012	44.6	45.3	45.3	45.5	45.7	45.4	(P) 45.5
Professional & Business Services
2011	94.7	95.2	96.3	97.9	97.7	97.1	97.6	98.6	97.6	98.8	97.6	99.0	97.3
2012	97.7	98.5	98.4	97.5	98.1	99.7	(P) 98.7
Educational & Health Services
2011	84.9	85.5	85.5	86.4	86.6	85.9	83.1	83.5	84.2	84.9	84.8	84.8	85.0
2012	85.0	83.8	85.2	84.9	84.3	85.1	(P) 85.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	47.8	48.6	50.3	52.9	55.3	57.1	58.1	57.4	55.9	55.5	53.6	54.0	53.9
2012	52.7	52.4	55.0	55.8	56.8	59.4	(P) 59.5
Other Services
2011	29.6	29.6	29.8	30.0	30.0	30.2	30.2	30.1	30.1	29.8	29.8	29.7	29.9
2012	29.5	29.6	29.8	29.9	30.2	30.4	(P) 30.4
Government
2011	113.7	114.4	114.7	115.3	114.3	114.0	109.9	108.7	111.9	114.9	116.0	114.9	113.6
2012	114.5	115.7	116.1	115.7	114.9	115.0	(P) 109.5
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
2011	(1) 668,648	(1) 667,620	(1) 670,891	(1) 672,568	(1) 676,635	(1) 677,362	(1) 682,132	(1) 679,515	(1) 677,440	(1) 678,587	(1) 675,438	(1) 677,725	(1) 675,380
2012	(2) 677,832	(2) 679,788	682,021	676,211	678,077	684,865	(P) 685,037
Employment
2011	(1) 618,102	(1) 618,779	(1) 624,254	(1) 628,909	(1) 631,487	(1) 628,961	(1) 633,913	(1) 630,344	(1) 629,782	(1) 632,803	(1) 631,382	(1) 633,456	(1) 628,514
2012	(2) 633,408	(2) 634,473	639,427	635,743	636,707	639,672	(P) 639,392
Unemployment
2011	(1) 50,546	(1) 48,841	(1) 46,637	(1) 43,659	(1) 45,148	(1) 48,401	(1) 48,219	(1) 49,171	(1) 47,658	(1) 45,784	(1) 44,056	(1) 44,269	(1) 46,866
2012	(2) 44,424	(2) 45,315	42,594	40,468	41,370	45,193	(P) 45,645
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 7.6	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.9
2012	(2) 6.6	(2) 6.7	6.2	6.0	6.1	6.6	(P) 6.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (2) Corrected. (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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics