Emporia City, VA

FIPS 51595 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Emporia City had an annual average of 3,367 jobs across 269 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

3,367

+1.4% YoY

Establishments

269

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,286

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 Emporia City, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 457 19 $442 $10.5M
621 NAICS 621 389 31 $786 $15.9M
561 NAICS 561 228 10 $625 $7.4M
455 NAICS 455 222 5 $589 $6.8M
623 NAICS 623 181 3 $760 $7.2M
445 NAICS 445 89 4 $466 $2.2M
236 NAICS 236 81 4 $1,093 $4.6M
441 NAICS 441 78 10 $676 $2.8M
922 NAICS 922 70 5 $1,479 $4.7M
457 NAICS 457 58 12 $531 $1.6M
921 NAICS 921 51 4 $1,302 $3.0M
811 NAICS 811 39 7 $1,042 $1.9M
522 NAICS 522 33 7 $950 $1.6M
459 NAICS 459 33 6 $513 $0.9M
812 NAICS 812 31 9 $333 $0.5M
221 NAICS 221 16 2 $1,099 $0.9M
926 NAICS 926 14 4 $1,335 $0.5M
524 NAICS 524 11 5 $934 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 10 1 $927 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 6 2 $1,275 $0.4M
923 NAICS 923 4 2 $1,083 $0.3M
562 NAICS 562 4 1 $1,228 $0.3M
611 NAICS 611 2 2 $1,825 $0.2M
928 NAICS 928 1 1 $699 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

6

jobs · $66,289 avg pay

State Government

54

jobs · $51,455 avg pay

Local Government

122

jobs · $63,222 avg pay

Private

3,185

jobs · $40,248 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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