Richmond, Virginia Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Richmond fell 1.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Richmond peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Richmond unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Virginia	9.0%	-2.2	+6.2
Richmond	9.9%	-1.8	+6.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Richmond, Virginia, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Richmond, Virginia Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Richmond peaked in April 2020 at 78,089. There are now 11,301 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Richmond employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Richmond, Virginia) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Richmond	66,788	-11,301	+46,375

Number of Unemployed Persons

Richmond, Virginia Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Virginia Unemployment Rate	Richmond Unemployment Rate	Richmond Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	9.9%	66,788
April 2020	14.7%	11.2%	11.7%	78,089
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.5%	24,186
February 2020	3.5%	2.6%	2.8%	19,344
January 2020	3.6%	2.7%	2.8%	19,590
December 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.8%	19,288
November 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.8%	19,370
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.8%	19,479
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.8%	19,608
August 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.9%	19,747