Alexandria City, VA
FIPS 51510 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Alexandria City had an annual average of 81,341 jobs across 6,381 establishments, paying $7.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
81,341
0% YoY
Establishments
6,381
Total Wages
$7.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$91,542
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,651 | 1,512 | $2,730 | $1,930.1M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 7,512 | 349 | $627 | $244.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 5,780 | 374 | $2,277 | $684.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 5,213 | 118 | $2,728 | $396.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 4,459 | 325 | $1,296 | $300.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 4,045 | 2 | $1,915 | $402.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 3,793 | 420 | $1,542 | $303.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 2,356 | 18 | $3,173 | $371.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,248 | 80 | $721 | $84.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,830 | 35 | $2,673 | $205.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,789 | 320 | $1,673 | $155.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,745 | 216 | $1,379 | $91.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 1,582 | 233 | $833 | $68.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,416 | 36 | $1,578 | $116.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,197 | 78 | $4,176 | $154.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,084 | 120 | $1,659 | $93.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 986 | 1 | $2,535 | $130.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 927 | 57 | $691 | $26.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 881 | 29 | $878 | $40.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 787 | 13 | $3,062 | $86.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 765 | 13 | $2,688 | $101.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 764 | 14 | $997 | $39.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 709 | 15 | $1,021 | $37.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 660 | 69 | $1,733 | $51.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 659 | 76 | $2,015 | $69.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 647 | 78 | $597 | $20.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 619 | 105 | $5,779 | $185.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 611 | 67 | $2,249 | $71.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 591 | 16 | $1,859 | $55.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 569 | 18 | $558 | $16.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 554 | 48 | $2,404 | $69.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 531 | 726 | $912 | $25.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 523 | 52 | $810 | $22.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 445 | 57 | $3,139 | $72.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 409 | 58 | $632 | $13.4M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 352 | 48 | $881 | $16.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 345 | 24 | $919 | $16.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 334 | 9 | $1,246 | $21.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 329 | 9 | $2,705 | $42.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 295 | 14 | $767 | $11.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 252 | 34 | $828 | $10.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 217 | 13 | $1,400 | $15.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 215 | 12 | $1,309 | $14.7M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 205 | 34 | $2,751 | $29.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 203 | 16 | $1,099 | $8.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 195 | 8 | $1,602 | $16.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 182 | 19 | $2,397 | $12.7M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 161 | 30 | $2,806 | $23.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 150 | 81 | $1,487 | $11.6M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 139 | 20 | $1,551 | $11.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 82 | 12 | $2,207 | $9.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 78 | 1 | $1,555 | $6.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 77 | 13 | $1,575 | $6.3M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 72 | 29 | $2,058 | $7.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 61 | 14 | $1,096 | $3.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 60 | 13 | $1,377 | $4.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 46 | 2 | $2,799 | $6.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 29 | 5 | $1,831 | $2.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 20 | 5 | $1,197 | $1.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 19 | 1 | $3,012 | $2.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 11 | 5 | $2,775 | $1.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 9 | 3 | $3,227 | $1.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 7 | 8 | $3,180 | $1.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6 | 4 | $1,217 | $0.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1 | 1 | $2,817 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
9,045
jobs · $129,234 avg pay
State Government
706
jobs · $65,663 avg pay
Local Government
7,259
jobs · $88,700 avg pay
Private
64,331
jobs · $86,847 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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