Richmond city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Richmond city’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,275 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Richmond city economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
129,125
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
227,595
people in Richmond city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,671
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Richmond city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Richmond city in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Richmond city

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Mckesson41 open roles
Capital One34 open roles
Genworth Financial29 open roles
VCU Health System22 open roles
Virginia Union University20 open roles
Dominion Energy17 open roles
Eli Lilly and Company17 open roles
Thermo Fisher Scientific16 open roles
EAB - Education business15 open roles
KPMG14 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Richmond city

Altria Group5,001–20,000 employees
Dominion Energy5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Richmond city

Colleges in Richmond city
College	City	Type	Students
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	Public 4-year	20,000+
University of Richmond	University of Richmond	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Virginia Union University	Richmond	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Union Presbyterian Seminary	Richmond	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Richmond city. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond

Virginia Career Works - Chesterfield
N. Chesterfield · Affiliate · 804-652-3490
Mon-Thu 8:30am-4:00pm, Fri 8:30am-2:00pm

Cities in Richmond city

Richmond1,275 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.