Richmond, Virginia Job Growth

There were 682,200 jobs in Richmond, Virginia in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 662,815 employed persons for the month. Richmond added 800 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 984 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Richmond job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	682,200	+800	+9,200
CPS	662,815	+984	+10,726

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 August 2018 at 684,800. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Richmond according to the employer survey. From a trough of 681,400 in September 2018, Richmond has gained 800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 668,231 for Richmond in July 2018. 5,416 jobs have been lost in Richmond since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 661,831, Richmond has added 984 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Richmond, Virginia Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	682,200	800	662,815	984
September 2018	681,400	-3,400	661,831	-4,351
August 2018	684,800	2,400	666,182	-2,049
July 2018	682,400	5,400	668,231	5,797
June 2018	677,000	-1,000	662,434	746
May 2018	678,000	1,100	661,688	2,673
April 2018	676,900	1,900	659,015	1,252
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