Richmond, VA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	608.6	610.3	616.1	622.2	624.8	629.0	625.2	627.8	628.6	630.2	630.4	627.4	623.4
2013	619.5	624.2	624.5	(P) 630.7
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	32.0	31.6	32.4	33.4	33.8	34.0	34.4	34.8	34.6	34.7	34.1	33.3	33.6
2013	32.3	33.4	34.0	(P) 34.9
Manufacturing
2012	31.5	31.5	31.6	32.0	32.1	32.2	32.2	32.3	32.2	32.1	32.0	32.0	32.0
2013	31.6	31.5	31.6	(P) 31.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	113.3	112.0	113.0	113.9	115.0	115.0	114.8	114.9	114.7	116.1	118.3	119.2	115.0
2013	116.6	115.9	115.2	(P) 116.7
Information
2012	8.1	8.1	8.2	8.1	8.0	8.2	8.1	8.4	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.8	8.0
2013	7.8	7.8	7.8	(P) 7.7
Financial Activities
2012	45.3	45.5	45.8	46.3	46.6	47.2	47.6	47.9	47.8	47.7	47.6	47.6	46.9
2013	47.4	47.5	47.3	(P) 47.5
Professional & Business Services
2012	96.6	97.4	98.1	99.3	99.6	100.3	100.8	101.2	101.9	100.3	98.5	98.3	99.4
2013	96.8	98.2	97.3	(P) 98.3
Educational & Health Services
2012	87.3	87.7	88.0	88.8	87.9	87.9	88.4	89.2	90.5	91.4	92.1	90.5	89.1
2013	90.6	92.0	91.1	(P) 90.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	51.0	51.8	53.7	55.8	58.0	60.3	60.0	59.9	57.5	55.8	54.2	53.8	56.0
2013	52.0	52.7	54.5	(P) 57.2
Other Services
2012	29.6	29.6	29.9	30.2	30.5	30.7	30.8	31.0	30.7	30.7	30.8	30.7	30.4
2013	30.4	30.6	30.9	(P) 31.0
Government
2012	113.9	115.1	115.4	114.4	113.3	113.2	108.1	108.2	110.9	113.6	114.9	114.2	112.9
2013	114.0	114.6	114.8	(P) 115.1
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 658,584	(1) 659,509	(1) 662,218	(1) 662,919	(1) 667,687	(1) 673,541	(1) 674,824	(1) 668,594	(1) 666,340	(1) 668,827	(1) 662,297	(1) 659,432	(1) 665,397
2013	666,798	664,503	664,733	(P) 666,585
Employment
2012	(1) 612,782	(1) 614,246	(1) 619,340	(1) 622,868	(1) 625,918	(1) 628,584	(1) 629,584	(1) 624,969	(1) 625,532	(1) 628,837	(1) 623,388	(1) 619,573	(1) 622,968
2013	622,620	623,674	627,488	(P) 630,527
Unemployment
2012	(1) 45,802	(1) 45,263	(1) 42,878	(1) 40,051	(1) 41,769	(1) 44,957	(1) 45,240	(1) 43,625	(1) 40,808	(1) 39,990	(1) 38,909	(1) 39,859	(1) 42,429
2013	44,178	40,829	37,245	(P) 36,058
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.9	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.4
2013	6.6	6.1	5.6	(P) 5.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Richmond, Va. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Amelia, Caroline, Charles City, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, King and Queen, King William, Louisa, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, and Sussex Counties and Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond Cities in Virginia.

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