Richmond Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 985,742, see rank | 6,531,424 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 471,453, 47.83%, see rank | 48.67% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 330,692, 70.14%, see rank | 71.74% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 3,855, 0.82%, see rank | 2.88% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 326,837, 69.33%, see rank | 68.86% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 299,132, 91.52%, see rank | 92.83% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 27,705, 8.48%, see rank | 7.17% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 140,761, 29.86%, see rank | 28.26% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 514,289, 52.17%, see rank | 51.33% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 322,804, 62.77%, see rank | 61.39% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,030, 0.20%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 321,774, 62.57%, see rank | 60.88% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 296,115, 92.03%, see rank | 93.32% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,659, 7.97%, see rank | 6.68% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 191,485, 37.23%, see rank | 38.61% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 1,002,203, see rank | 6,377,782 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 478,103, 47.71%, see rank | 48.57% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 338,466, 70.79%, see rank | 72.52% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,401, 0.92%, see rank | 3.29% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 334,065, 69.87%, see rank | 69.23% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 305,388, 91.42%, see rank | 92.81% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 28,677, 8.58%, see rank | 7.19% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 139,637, 29.21%, see rank | 27.48% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 524,100, 52.29%, see rank | 51.43% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 327,592, 62.51%, see rank | 61.89% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,178, 0.22%, see rank | 0.62% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 326,414, 62.28%, see rank | 61.27% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 300,740, 92.13%, see rank | 93.39% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 25,674, 7.87%, see rank | 6.61% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 196,508, 37.49%, see rank | 38.11% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 976,616, see rank | 6,216,349 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 464,976, 47.61%, see rank | 48.55% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 333,336, 71.69%, see rank | 73.12% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,388, 0.94%, see rank | 3.40% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 328,948, 70.75%, see rank | 69.71% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 305,294, 92.81%, see rank | 93.93% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 23,654, 7.19%, see rank | 6.07% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 131,640, 28.31%, see rank | 26.88% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 511,640, 52.39%, see rank | 51.45% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 319,956, 62.54%, see rank | 61.95% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,538, 0.30%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 318,418, 62.23%, see rank | 61.32% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 296,505, 93.12%, see rank | 94.22% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 21,913, 6.88%, see rank | 5.78% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 191,684, 37.46%, see rank | 38.05% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Richmond Area | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 953,385, see rank | 6,097,997 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 455,827, 47.81%, see rank | 48.60% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 329,391, 72.26%, see rank | 73.56% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 4,601, 1.01%, see rank | 3.54% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 324,790, 71.25%, see rank | 70.02% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 303,817, 93.54%, see rank | 94.59% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 20,973, 6.46%, see rank | 5.41% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 126,436, 27.74%, see rank | 26.44% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 497,558, 52.19%, see rank | 51.40% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 310,802, 62.47%, see rank | 61.62% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 1,323, 0.27%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 309,479, 62.20%, see rank | 60.95% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 290,142, 93.75%, see rank | 94.54% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 19,337, 6.25%, see rank | 5.46% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 186,756, 37.53%, see rank | 38.38% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.