After a precipitous rise with the onset of COVID-19, Richmond’s unemployment rate is currently at 3.6 percent, slightly lower that the State of California as a whole. The labor force consists of 52,000 residents, 50,200 of which are employed.

Figure 1 - California Unemployment Rate

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