Chesterfield County, VA
FIPS 51041 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Chesterfield County had an annual average of 145,905 jobs across 10,284 establishments, paying $9.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
145,905
+2.1% YoY
Establishments
10,284
Total Wages
$9.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,685
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 | 12,954 | 153 | $1,238 | $708.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 12,233 | 570 | $466 | $296.5M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 9,026 | 822 | $1,476 | $689.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 8,534 | 569 | $1,008 | $390.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 8,310 | 1,230 | $2,214 | $953.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 6,855 | 663 | $1,281 | $456.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 4,328 | 1,264 | $1,115 | $143.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,809 | 71 | $577 | $114.3M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,763 | 26 | $1,714 | $292.1M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 3,709 | 109 | $572 | $110.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,575 | 126 | $907 | $150.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,518 | 144 | $1,283 | $234.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,214 | 97 | $870 | $61.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 3,170 | 144 | $1,229 | $202.5M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,160 | 30 | $1,015 | $166.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 3,082 | 4 | $1,821 | $291.6M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,054 | 311 | $2,080 | $330.4M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 2,873 | 235 | $1,724 | $257.6M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,397 | 21 | $2,108 | $262.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 2,276 | 342 | $791 | $93.6M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,044 | 235 | $1,995 | $212.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,026 | 238 | $1,201 | $126.5M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,752 | 15 | $1,299 | $118.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,571 | 56 | $753 | $61.5M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,496 | 18 | $1,391 | $108.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 1,376 | 72 | $2,994 | $214.2M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,372 | 58 | $1,612 | $112.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 1,356 | 150 | $509 | $35.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,325 | 88 | $1,645 | $113.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 1,324 | 118 | $871 | $60.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,279 | 95 | $624 | $41.5M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,200 | 165 | $1,627 | $101.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 1,130 | 386 | $1,244 | $73.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,058 | 90 | $408 | $22.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 989 | 32 | $1,435 | $73.8M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 956 | 21 | $1,010 | $50.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 947 | 37 | $1,419 | $68.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 835 | 107 | $2,019 | $49.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 799 | 55 | $563 | $23.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 720 | 11 | $2,691 | $56.6M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 690 | 25 | $2,536 | $79.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 604 | 36 | $1,428 | $44.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 540 | 74 | $1,059 | $29.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 537 | 19 | $2,570 | $33.9M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 536 | 4 | $1,484 | $41.4M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 503 | 31 | $2,281 | $45.1M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 472 | 25 | $822 | $20.2M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 435 | 127 | $2,369 | $53.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 426 | 9 | $1,719 | $35.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 418 | 186 | $955 | $20.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 351 | 31 | $1,655 | $23.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 342 | 10 | $1,289 | $22.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 317 | 10 | $1,435 | $23.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 309 | 18 | $441 | $7.1M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 303 | 112 | $3,476 | $54.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 292 | 17 | $1,739 | $26.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 290 | 11 | $1,666 | $25.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 260 | 12 | $1,522 | $11.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 244 | 5 | $1,420 | $18.0M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 229 | 37 | $2,821 | $33.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 226 | 9 | $1,384 | $16.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 223 | 274 | $735 | $8.5M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 77 | 8 | $1,254 | $5.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 67 | 1 | $1,638 | $5.7M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 61 | 27 | $2,510 | $7.9M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 58 | 6 | $1,070 | $3.2M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 57 | 1 | $554 | $1.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 42 | 8 | $996 | $2.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 42 | 11 | $1,010 | $2.2M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 34 | 5 | $903 | $1.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 7 | 5 | $2,963 | $1.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 2 | $1,170 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
3,441
jobs · $94,136 avg pay
State Government
4,941
jobs · $72,524 avg pay
Local Government
14,664
jobs · $59,776 avg pay
Private
122,859
jobs · $61,756 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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