Charlottesville City, VA
FIPS 51540 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Charlottesville City had an annual average of 36,641 jobs across 2,586 establishments, paying $2.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
36,641
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
2,586
Total Wages
$2.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$71,983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 5,570 | 1 | $1,439 | $416.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,703 | 259 | $537 | $131.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,791 | 414 | $2,106 | $301.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 2,212 | 122 | $3,103 | $353.9M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,903 | 43 | $1,842 | $118.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 1,285 | 247 | $1,142 | $58.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 1,171 | 68 | $1,484 | $90.4M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 906 | 46 | $634 | $29.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 900 | 31 | $1,241 | $32.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 731 | 26 | $1,682 | $63.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 708 | 26 | $578 | $13.4M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 595 | 59 | $1,210 | $37.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 577 | 13 | $2,313 | $37.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 568 | 38 | $1,486 | $43.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 546 | 26 | $2,485 | $70.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 510 | 33 | $2,980 | $79.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 503 | 78 | $689 | $18.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 481 | 23 | $2,411 | $41.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 475 | 106 | $1,399 | $34.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 444 | 67 | $478 | $11.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 424 | 40 | $488 | $10.8M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 399 | 27 | $1,063 | $22.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 354 | 60 | $5,784 | $106.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 347 | 32 | $2,245 | $40.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 266 | 8 | $1,050 | $13.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 264 | 4 | $608 | $8.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 253 | 11 | $1,734 | $19.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 237 | 26 | $848 | $10.5M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 232 | 32 | $1,413 | $17.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 222 | 3 | $1,518 | $17.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 221 | 8 | $2,092 | $22.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 212 | 13 | $1,116 | $12.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 210 | 20 | $899 | $9.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 200 | 38 | $1,723 | $18.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 181 | 29 | $1,123 | $10.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 162 | 4 | $1,231 | $10.4M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 158 | 7 | $1,783 | $14.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 142 | 148 | $951 | $7.0M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 129 | 8 | $1,787 | $9.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 127 | 42 | $1,303 | $8.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 124 | 9 | $1,225 | $7.9M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 124 | 1 | $649 | $4.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 124 | 15 | $607 | $3.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 115 | 5 | $2,572 | $7.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 115 | 19 | $720 | $4.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 111 | 9 | $896 | $5.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 109 | 6 | $417 | $2.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 73 | 8 | $1,386 | $5.3M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 59 | 12 | $5,203 | $16.0M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 44 | 7 | $979 | $2.3M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 43 | 2 | $983 | $2.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 33 | 1 | $1,135 | $1.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 29 | 2 | $1,315 | $2.0M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 29 | 14 | $3,391 | $5.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 23 | 5 | $400 | $0.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 21 | 5 | $1,984 | $1.1M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 16 | 9 | $639 | $0.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 12 | 3 | $1,334 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 5 | 2 | $2,838 | $0.6M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 2 | 1 | $710 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
431
jobs · $92,242 avg pay
State Government
6,117
jobs · $74,144 avg pay
Local Government
3,033
jobs · $61,617 avg pay
Private
27,060
jobs · $72,334 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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