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Richmond Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Richmond, VA Virginia United States
White Collar 62,692 79.02% 2,639,899 77.58% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 16,643 20.98% 762,794 22.42% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 14,560 15.19% 720,784 18.50% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 22,769 23.75% 951,212 24.42% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 25,363 26.46% 967,903 24.85% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 16,477 17.19% 480,804 12.34% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 42 0.04% 12,256 0.31% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 5,852 6.11% 342,065 8.78% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 10,791 11.26% 420,729 10.80% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Richmond Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Richmond, VA Virginia United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 144 0.15% 37,968 0.97% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 5,221 5.45% 286,119 7.34% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 6,589 6.87% 364,761 9.36% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 2,161 2.25% 88,394 2.27% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 8,251 8.61% 373,175 9.58% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 4,626 4.83% 192,864 4.95% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 2,561 2.67% 146,059 3.75% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 9,090 9.48% 256,543 6.59% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 12,233 12.76% 509,977 13.09% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 22,833 23.82% 789,662 20.27% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 9,995 10.43% 298,103 7.65% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 5,538 5.78% 220,003 5.65% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 6,612 6.90% 332,125 8.53% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Richmond Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Richmond, VA Virginia United States
Employment Potential 168,114 6,190,443 237,450,726
Civilian Total 95,854 3,895,753 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 47,398 28.19% 2,034,780 32.87% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 48,456 28.82% 1,860,973 30.06% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 281 0.17% 117,684 1.90% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 50 0.03% 23,720 0.38% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 7,143 4.25% 159,137 2.57% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 6,471 3.85% 124,153 2.01% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 24,017 14.29% 752,065 12.15% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 34,298 20.40% 1,117,931 18.06% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Richmond Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Richmond, VA Virginia United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 68,045 70.99% 2,747,175 70.52% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 6,962 7.26% 262,077 6.73% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 5,965 6.22% 271,388 6.97% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 8,333 8.69% 164,522 4.22% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 2,765 2.88% 265,475 6.81% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 3,727 3.89% 180,942 4.64% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 57 0.06% 4,174 0.11% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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