Detailed Labor Statistics
| Unemployment | |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate (September 2022) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 3.29% |
| Extended Labor Market Area | |
| Statewide | 2.8% |
| Unemployed (2018) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 2,691 |
| Extended Labor Market Area | 18,322 |
| Total | 21,013 |
| Underemployed (4th Quarter 2019) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 6,984 |
| Extended Labor Market Area | 65,720 |
| Total | 72,704 |
| Employment by Sector (4th Qtr. 2023) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Forestry Fishing and Hunting | 599 | 1.8% |
| Mining Quarrying and Oil & Gas Extraction | 0 | 0.0% |
| Utilities | 102 | 0.3% |
| Construction | 896 | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing | 3,019 | 9.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,176 | 3.6% |
| Retail Trade | 3,325 | 10.2% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1,068 | 3.3% |
| Information | 149 | 0.5% |
| Finance and Insurance | 466 | 1.4% |
| Real Estate and Rental & Leasing | 185 | 0.6% |
| Professional Scientific and Technical Services | 466 | 1.4% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 141 | 0.4% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management | 1,495 | 4.6% |
| Educational Services | 53 | 0.2% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4,150 | 12.7% |
| Arts Entertainment and Recreation | 146 | 0.4% |
| Accomodation and Food Services | 2,245 | 6.9% |
| Other Services | 676 | 2.0% |
| Total Government | 6,050 | 22.79% |
| Federal Government | 232 | 0.87% |
| State Government | 1,844 | 6.95% |
| Local Government | 3,974 | 14.97% |
| Unclassified | 136 | 0.51% |
| Total | 26,543 | 100.0% |
| Estimated Earnings (May 2018) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Median Wage | Mean Wage | Median Salary | Mean Salary |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $11.32 | $12.14 | $23,550 | $25,263 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $20.09 | $18.82 | $41,784 | $39,137 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $18.27 | $18.95 | $37,994 | $39,413 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $14.64 | $15.72 | $30,452 | $32,695 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $19.05 | $19.50 | $39,621 | $40,552 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $25.90 | $26.50 | $53,876 | $55,115 |
| Maintenance and Reair Workers, General | $16.56 | $18.06 | $34,448 | $37,570 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $22.41 | $23.28 | $46,603 | $48,419 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $22.92 | $23.53 | $47,675 | $48,949 |
| Office Clerks, General | $12.36 | $13.70 | $25,719 | $28,486 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical & Executive | $15.17 | $16.26 | $31,550 | $33,820 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $13.86 | $13.70 | $28,825 | $28,494 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $13.57 | $14.82 | $28,220 | $30,829 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $16.52 | $16.81 | $34,358 | $34,957 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $23.04 | $25.57 | $47,928 | $53,183 |
| Computer Support Specialists | $22.74 | $23.05 | $47,289 | $47,962 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $33.64 | $36.26 | $69,957 | $75,425 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $38.14 | $38.67 | $79,336 | $80,445 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $31.01 | $33.01 | $64.491 | $68,654 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $24,85 | $26.00 | $51,697 | $54,095 |