Richmond, Virginia Job Growth

There were 682,100 jobs in Richmond, Virginia in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 661,557 employed persons for the month. Richmond added 400 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,112 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Richmond job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	682,100	+400	+6,400
CPS	661,557	+2,112	+5,971

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 682,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 668,231 for Richmond in July 2018. 6,674 jobs have been lost in Richmond since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 659,445, Richmond has added 2,112 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Richmond, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	682,100	400	661,557	2,112
January 2019	681,700	1,100	659,445	-4,449
December 2018	680,600	1,800	663,894	161
November 2018	678,800	1,200	663,733	147
October 2018	677,600	600	663,586	1,755
September 2018	677,000	-3,400	661,831	-4,351
August 2018	680,400	-700	666,182	-2,049
July 2018	681,100	3,800	668,231	5,797
June 2018	677,300	1,000	662,434	746
May 2018	676,300	300	661,688	2,673
April 2018	676,000	0	659,015	1,252
March 2018	676,000	300	657,763	2,177