Richmond, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Richmond fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Richmond peaked in November 2009 at 8.2% and is now 2.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Richmond unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.2% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Virginia | 5.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Richmond | 6.2% | -0.2 | -0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Richmond, Virginia, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Richmond, Virginia Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Richmond peaked in December 2009 at 53,482. There are now 11,148 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Richmond employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Richmond, Virginia) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 42,334 | -753 | -3,005 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Richmond, Virginia Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Richmond Unemployment Rate |
Richmond Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 5.6% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 42,334 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 43,087 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 5.8% | 6.6% | 43,914 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 45,621 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 46,046 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 47,281 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 46,997 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 45,660 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 44,382 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 44,009 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 43,827 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 44,456 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
