Arlington County, VA
FIPS 51013 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Arlington County had an annual average of 179,245 jobs across 9,629 establishments, paying $22.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
179,245
-0% YoY
Establishments
9,629
Total Wages
$22.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$122,856
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 | 49,468 | 2,714 | $3,043 | $7,814.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 16,167 | 11 | $2,831 | $2,380.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 12,234 | 595 | $862 | $417.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 10,909 | 159 | $2,862 | $767.6M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 9,228 | 13 | $2,532 | $1,214.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 7,603 | 399 | $2,632 | $1,040.4M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 6,969 | 449 | $1,832 | $477.7M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 5,465 | 36 | $3,078 | $795.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 5,311 | 90 | $5,097 | $1,407.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 4,082 | 454 | $2,440 | $382.2M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 3,412 | 20 | $2,807 | $459.0M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,386 | 89 | $1,278 | $116.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,963 | 543 | $1,787 | $275.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,888 | 340 | $2,025 | $183.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,688 | 58 | $1,020 | $142.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,574 | 126 | $3,157 | $422.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 2,292 | 85 | $989 | $88.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,159 | 330 | $1,755 | $197.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,886 | 30 | $2,076 | $153.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,410 | 109 | $3,086 | $226.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,367 | 28 | $822 | $56.2M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 1,354 | 123 | $2,413 | $169.8M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 1,277 | 118 | $5,629 | $373.7M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,200 | 37 | $2,455 | $153.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 951 | 77 | $528 | $26.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 873 | 68 | $3,407 | $150.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 869 | 1,214 | $943 | $42.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 856 | 45 | $1,943 | $86.5M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 800 | 87 | $5,164 | $214.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 730 | 42 | $1,741 | $66.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 688 | 75 | $684 | $24.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 651 | 18 | $7,747 | $182.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 640 | 84 | $915 | $30.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 612 | 20 | $2,414 | $65.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 604 | 12 | $2,632 | $66.6M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 602 | 13 | $2,335 | $73.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 591 | 37 | $2,156 | $66.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 548 | 14 | $2,915 | $67.7M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 531 | 19 | $2,251 | $61.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 447 | 65 | $1,852 | $36.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 439 | 53 | $3,390 | $77.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 380 | 87 | $1,736 | $34.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 373 | 35 | $4,104 | $39.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 367 | 29 | $2,846 | $54.4M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 303 | 12 | $4,889 | $77.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 283 | 140 | $2,646 | $38.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 272 | 46 | $766 | $10.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 195 | 11 | $595 | $6.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 156 | 34 | $4,746 | $38.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 137 | 4 | $2,333 | $16.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 128 | 4 | $2,042 | $9.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 126 | 5 | $1,657 | $6.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 101 | 5 | $2,959 | $14.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 75 | 29 | $1,872 | $7.3M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 68 | 10 | $3,617 | $12.9M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 42 | 8 | $762 | $1.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 34 | 6 | $2,137 | $2.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 28 | 1 | $2,425 | $3.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 24 | 10 | $3,492 | $4.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 18 | 12 | $1,410 | $1.3M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 14 | 1 | $3,225 | $2.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 11 | 6 | $5,377 | $3.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 7 | 1 | $1,462 | $0.5M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
25,500
jobs · $145,023 avg pay
State Government
779
jobs · $85,038 avg pay
Local Government
12,464
jobs · $80,755 avg pay
Private
140,502
jobs · $122,778 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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