Albemarle County, VA
FIPS 51003 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Albemarle County had an annual average of 64,816 jobs across 4,185 establishments, paying $4.7 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
64,816
+4.6% YoY
Establishments
4,185
Total Wages
$4.7B
Avg Annual Pay
$72,865
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 21,701 | 94 | $1,768 | $1,840.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 4,640 | 618 | $2,082 | $499.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,674 | 334 | $2,687 | $275.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 3,576 | 195 | $510 | $94.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,201 | 188 | $2,116 | $108.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,779 | 28 | $866 | $80.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,551 | 164 | $1,257 | $101.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,473 | 49 | $655 | $43.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,408 | 43 | $635 | $46.5M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,296 | 21 | $690 | $46.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,289 | 44 | $1,717 | $115.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,053 | 29 | $791 | $43.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 904 | 184 | $1,219 | $57.3M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 880 | 30 | $1,474 | $67.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 877 | 21 | $1,910 | $87.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 854 | 2 | $2,094 | $92.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 785 | 29 | $807 | $33.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 715 | 13 | $1,513 | $55.7M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 680 | 67 | $1,832 | $64.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 560 | 110 | $1,801 | $52.5M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 513 | 102 | $728 | $19.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 488 | 30 | $587 | $14.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 453 | 55 | $1,335 | $31.5M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 439 | 5 | $1,343 | $26.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 405 | 20 | $952 | $20.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 403 | 58 | $619 | $13.0M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 380 | 64 | $1,877 | $37.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 340 | 32 | $680 | $12.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 327 | 68 | $2,216 | $37.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 309 | 26 | $862 | $13.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 303 | 40 | $874 | $13.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 303 | 47 | $1,312 | $20.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 296 | 26 | $1,324 | $17.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 282 | 279 | $895 | $13.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 267 | 24 | $876 | $12.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 258 | 38 | $1,798 | $24.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 256 | 49 | $4,906 | $65.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 249 | 18 | $1,737 | $22.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 248 | 3 | $1,290 | $16.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 212 | 34 | $3,614 | $39.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 207 | 13 | $1,402 | $12.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 184 | 6 | $1,718 | $16.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 163 | 6 | $1,096 | $9.3M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 155 | 31 | $858 | $6.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 141 | 12 | $669 | $4.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 131 | 7 | $983 | $6.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 123 | 15 | $2,967 | $19.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 122 | 5 | $1,283 | $8.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 102 | 24 | $1,040 | $5.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 100 | 58 | $817 | $4.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 95 | 8 | $1,574 | $3.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 93 | 29 | $1,013 | $4.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 81 | 10 | $656 | $2.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 79 | 8 | $1,348 | $5.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 50 | 3 | $1,014 | $2.7M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 46 | 6 | $1,470 | $3.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 44 | 13 | $1,262 | $2.9M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 43 | 6 | $1,091 | $2.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 37 | 3 | $829 | $1.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 36 | 9 | $2,426 | $4.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 32 | 11 | $606 | $1.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 32 | 5 | $1,098 | $1.8M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 18 | 3 | $1,441 | $1.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 11 | 2 | $2,903 | $0.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 10 | 1 | $1,372 | $0.7M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 9 | 6 | $880 | $0.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 7 | 3 | $4,141 | $0.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 5 | 1 | $1,773 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
952
jobs · $108,635 avg pay
State Government
18,212
jobs · $90,911 avg pay
Local Government
4,540
jobs · $59,964 avg pay
Private
41,112
jobs · $65,469 avg pay
VA Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
3.8%
April 2026
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