Richmond, Virginia Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Richmond fell 0.6 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Virginia rate. The unemployment rate in Richmond peaked in April 2020 at 11.7% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Richmond unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Virginia | 4.9% | -0.3 | +2.2 |
Richmond | 5.2% | -0.6 | +2.4 |
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 43,239 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Richmond employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Richmond, Virginia) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Richmond | 34,850 | -3,561 | +15,480 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Richmond, Virginia Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Virginia Unemployment Rate |
Richmond Unemployment Rate |
Richmond Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.9% | 5.2% | 34,850 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 38,411 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 46,039 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 46,360 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 59,523 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 59,553 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 65,011 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 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 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 19,590 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩