Frederick County, VA
FIPS 51069 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Frederick County had an annual average of 39,388 jobs across 2,130 establishments, paying $2.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
39,388
+2.3% YoY
Establishments
2,130
Total Wages
$2.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$62,069
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 4,556 | 19 | $1,115 | $264.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,320 | 27 | $1,023 | $169.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,754 | 36 | $1,565 | $224.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 2,311 | 15 | $1,719 | $206.6M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,124 | 116 | $476 | $52.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,819 | 133 | $697 | $65.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,737 | 12 | $2,068 | $168.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,689 | 15 | $1,432 | $125.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,605 | 176 | $1,526 | $127.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,219 | 16 | $684 | $43.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,013 | 202 | $3,158 | $80.9M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 973 | 64 | $1,525 | $77.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 933 | 25 | $891 | $43.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 716 | 55 | $1,316 | $49.0M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 710 | 78 | $3,450 | $64.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 693 | 17 | $2,091 | $75.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 677 | 22 | $1,062 | $37.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 666 | 16 | $1,301 | $45.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 654 | 36 | $762 | $25.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 602 | 28 | $504 | $15.8M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 587 | 82 | $1,408 | $43.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 542 | 35 | $1,220 | $34.4M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 446 | 62 | $1,099 | $25.5M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 437 | 10 | $1,532 | $34.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 412 | 8 | $837 | $17.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 375 | 23 | $1,268 | $24.7M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 321 | 16 | $559 | $9.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 315 | 26 | $681 | $11.2M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 251 | 52 | $754 | $9.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 222 | 14 | $1,142 | $13.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 212 | 38 | $581 | $6.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 212 | 72 | $975 | $10.7M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 203 | 28 | $829 | $8.7M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 198 | 17 | $674 | $6.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 188 | 7 | $1,239 | $12.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 158 | 9 | $1,134 | $8.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 156 | 28 | $1,527 | $12.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 151 | 23 | $794 | $6.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 146 | 3 | $1,278 | $9.7M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 132 | 8 | $2,348 | $9.3M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 122 | 15 | $756 | $4.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 117 | 14 | $1,310 | $8.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 95 | 5 | $1,237 | $6.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 84 | 1 | $1,088 | $4.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 82 | 6 | $2,825 | $6.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 75 | 7 | $1,886 | $7.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 72 | 4 | $354 | $1.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 48 | 26 | $937 | $2.3M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 48 | 6 | $1,284 | $3.2M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 41 | 8 | $1,657 | $3.5M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 36 | 6 | $756 | $1.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 33 | 7 | $1,903 | $3.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 26 | 14 | $1,476 | $2.0M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 24 | 6 | $1,281 | $1.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 21 | 28 | $832 | $0.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 11 | 2 | $1,075 | $0.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 10 | 1 | $1,164 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1 | 2 | $941 | $0.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $3,065 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,353
jobs · $106,902 avg pay
State Government
523
jobs · $52,209 avg pay
Local Government
3,614
jobs · $56,102 avg pay
Private
33,898
jobs · $61,069 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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