Richmond, Virginia Job Growth

There were 675,500 jobs in Richmond, Virginia in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 658,594 employed persons for the month. Richmond added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 831 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Richmond job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	675,500	+500	+5,500
CPS	658,594	+831	+9,933

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 April 2018 is at a new high of 675,500.

CPS employment in April 2018 for Richmond is at a new high of 658,594.

Employment: CES, CPS

Richmond, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	675,500	500	658,594	831
March 2018	675,000	300	657,763	2,177
February 2018	674,700	3,800	655,586	6,047
January 2018	670,900	-1,400	649,539	1,457
December 2017	672,300	1,500	648,082	-928
November 2017	670,800	-2,200	649,010	-3,079
October 2017	673,000	-2,400	652,089	-2,295
September 2017	675,400	800	654,384	676
August 2017	674,600	400	653,708	1,247
July 2017	674,200	500	652,461	1,571
June 2017	673,700	2,500	650,890	1,754
May 2017	671,200	1,200	649,136	475