Richmond, Virginia Job Growth

There were 687,500 jobs in Richmond, Virginia in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 665,519 employed persons for the month. Richmond added 2,400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,534 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Richmond job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	687,500	+2,400	+6,400
CPS	665,519	+3,534	+10,239

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 July 2019 is at a new high of 687,500.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Richmond is at a new high of 665,519.

Employment: CES, CPS

Richmond, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	687,500	2,400	665,519	3,534
June 2019	685,100	1,700	661,985	2,077
May 2019	683,400	-200	659,908	1,141
April 2019	683,600	2,700	658,767	828
March 2019	680,900	-800	657,939	621
February 2019	681,700	0	657,318	1,112
January 2019	681,700	1,100	656,206	249
December 2018	680,600	1,800	655,957	-67
November 2018	678,800	1,200	656,024	-158
October 2018	677,600	600	656,182	33
September 2018	677,000	-3,400	656,149	337
August 2018	680,400	-700	655,812	532