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.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Arlington County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
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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