Richmond, Virginia Job Growth

There were 619,200 jobs in Richmond, Virginia in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 586,734 employed persons for the month. Richmond lost 70,300 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 78,785 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Richmond job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	619,200	-70,300	-66,800
CPS	586,734	-78,785	-77,640

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Richmond, Virginia Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Richmond as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Richmond, Virginia

CES employment for Richmond peaked in February 2020 at 697,200. Since then 78,000 jobs have been lost in Richmond according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 678,372 for Richmond in February 2020. 91,638 jobs have been lost in Richmond since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Richmond, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	619,200	-70,300	586,734	-78,785
March 2020	689,500	-7,700	665,519	-12,853
February 2020	697,200	1,400	678,372	2,633
January 2020	695,800	2,400	675,739	-464
December 2019	693,400	1,500	676,203	1,095
November 2019	691,900	6,300	675,108	1,413
October 2019	685,600	-700	673,695	1,616
September 2019	686,300	1,200	672,079	1,807
August 2019	685,100	-1,600	670,272	1,865
July 2019	686,700	-700	668,407	1,689
June 2019	687,400	1,000	666,718	1,385
May 2019	686,400	400	665,333	959