Fairfax County, VA
FIPS 51059 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Fairfax County had an annual average of 636,429 jobs across 38,933 establishments, paying $72.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
636,429
+1.1% YoY
Establishments
38,933
Total Wages
$72.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$114,100
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 | 159,240 | 10,867 | $3,203 | $26,495.5M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 51,492 | 749 | $1,648 | $3,609.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 44,976 | 2,014 | $1,812 | $4,237.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 40,063 | 3,099 | $1,699 | $3,540.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 39,709 | 2,242 | $1,072 | $1,308.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 24,558 | 404 | $4,296 | $5,486.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 18,539 | 614 | $3,270 | $3,151.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 13,203 | 364 | $929 | $549.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 12,547 | 1,290 | $1,721 | $1,003.7M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 12,340 | 1,491 | $1,184 | $525.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 11,890 | 9 | $2,520 | $1,558.1M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 10,574 | 244 | $4,063 | $2,233.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 9,555 | 146 | $729 | $351.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 9,554 | 946 | $2,324 | $1,154.7M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 8,543 | 1,731 | $2,015 | $894.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 7,783 | 574 | $3,621 | $1,465.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,769 | 327 | $911 | $211.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 7,767 | 45 | $3,115 | $1,178.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 6,896 | 1,204 | $1,794 | $271.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 6,540 | 650 | $1,881 | $639.6M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,332 | 20 | $2,968 | $660.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,196 | 43 | $2,874 | $857.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 5,948 | 67 | $820 | $253.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,604 | 162 | $1,813 | $528.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 5,050 | 298 | $1,579 | $414.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 4,810 | 385 | $3,590 | $898.0M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 4,737 | 153 | $3,709 | $913.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,444 | 419 | $763 | $166.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 4,430 | 143 | $1,060 | $218.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 4,315 | 377 | $591 | $132.7M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 4,215 | 549 | $1,385 | $267.3M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,819 | 494 | $2,319 | $460.5M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,544 | 114 | $2,081 | $329.6M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,147 | 549 | $4,900 | $801.7M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,130 | 118 | $843 | $137.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,018 | 259 | $1,570 | $246.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,758 | 325 | $919 | $131.8M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,599 | 62 | $2,427 | $247.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,323 | 42 | $2,684 | $284.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2,218 | 13 | $2,459 | $213.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,149 | 34 | $1,550 | $173.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 2,143 | 222 | $5,224 | $582.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 1,874 | 2,484 | $956 | $93.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,555 | 216 | $796 | $64.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,514 | 175 | $1,079 | $84.9M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 1,405 | 28 | $1,825 | $78.5M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,341 | 22 | $1,458 | $101.7M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,328 | 89 | $1,816 | $125.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,241 | 96 | $4,435 | $189.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,238 | 608 | $1,517 | $97.7M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,206 | 88 | $1,287 | $80.7M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,118 | 143 | $3,283 | $190.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,113 | 63 | $1,517 | $87.6M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 980 | 71 | $776 | $39.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 941 | 98 | $2,966 | $145.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 809 | 108 | $1,390 | $58.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 681 | 96 | $1,437 | $50.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 619 | 43 | $2,184 | $70.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 524 | 3 | $1,846 | $48.3M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 523 | 18 | $2,823 | $66.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 402 | 20 | $820 | $17.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 391 | 35 | $2,405 | $48.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 384 | 57 | $1,032 | $20.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 320 | 22 | $1,411 | $23.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 289 | 40 | $1,697 | $25.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 279 | 5 | $2,552 | $24.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 168 | 20 | $2,076 | $18.1M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 163 | 22 | $1,494 | $12.7M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 104 | 11 | $837 | $4.5M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 68 | 27 | $4,796 | $16.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 68 | 11 | $3,168 | $11.2M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 67 | 12 | $2,161 | $7.5M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 62 | 5 | $1,823 | $5.9M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 54 | 26 | $3,310 | $9.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 52 | 2 | $1,676 | $4.5M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 49 | 11 | $1,279 | $3.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 45 | 1 | $3,229 | $7.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 32 | 8 | $1,103 | $1.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 25 | 9 | $1,994 | $2.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 24 | 5 | $1,162 | $1.4M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 9 | 4 | $3,369 | $1.6M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 7 | 4 | $744 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
28,480
jobs · $133,152 avg pay
State Government
9,615
jobs · $78,403 avg pay
Local Government
48,338
jobs · $77,048 avg pay
Private
549,996
jobs · $116,993 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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