Halifax County, VA

FIPS 51083 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Halifax County had an annual average of 11,849 jobs across 1,022 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,849

-0.9% YoY

Establishments

1,022

Total Wages

$0.6B

Avg Annual Pay

$50,241

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 Halifax County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,194 5 $1,189 $48.8M
722 NAICS 722 808 54 $397 $16.7M
621 NAICS 621 738 75 $1,177 $45.2M
238 NAICS 238 478 45 $1,242 $30.9M
455 NAICS 455 461 19 $535 $12.8M
623 NAICS 623 325 14 $736 $12.4M
484 NAICS 484 302 26 $1,145 $18.0M
237 NAICS 237 294 13 $1,443 $20.7M
922 NAICS 922 250 15 $1,212 $14.8M
541 NAICS 541 247 51 $5,277 $17.3M
921 NAICS 921 237 8 $1,357 $11.1M
321 NAICS 321 230 6 $1,627 $19.5M
445 NAICS 445 209 12 $421 $4.6M
444 NAICS 444 202 10 $621 $6.5M
423 NAICS 423 134 8 $1,080 $7.5M
811 NAICS 811 127 24 $935 $6.1M
441 NAICS 441 120 12 $714 $4.5M
457 NAICS 457 110 16 $583 $3.3M
312 NAICS 312 106 5 $857 $4.7M
522 NAICS 522 106 21 $1,104 $6.1M
236 NAICS 236 103 24 $1,285 $6.9M
713 NAICS 713 99 7 $397 $1.8M
456 NAICS 456 90 9 $671 $3.1M
721 NAICS 721 90 8 $455 $2.1M
812 NAICS 812 77 15 $779 $1.7M
813 NAICS 813 72 9 $769 $2.9M
113 NAICS 113 72 6 $1,101 $4.1M
624 NAICS 624 67 2 $1,200 $3.1M
491 NAICS 491 65 10 $1,216 $4.1M
524 NAICS 524 64 14 $1,209 $4.0M
926 NAICS 926 60 7 $750 $2.1M
449 NAICS 449 54 11 $587 $1.6M
459 NAICS 459 50 11 $460 $1.2M
531 NAICS 531 36 10 $437 $0.8M
923 NAICS 923 31 3 $1,476 $1.7M
551 NAICS 551 31 4 $2,070 $3.3M
712 NAICS 712 30 2 $593 $0.9M
814 NAICS 814 26 27 $611 $0.8M
532 NAICS 532 22 5 $955 $1.1M
458 NAICS 458 20 5 $348 $0.4M
325 NAICS 325 19 3 $1,468 $1.5M
519 NAICS 519 16 1 $422 $0.3M
327 NAICS 327 16 3 $800 $0.7M
523 NAICS 523 15 6 $10,466 $7.9M
111 NAICS 111 11 4 $704 $0.4M
924 NAICS 924 11 4 $1,200 $0.6M
925 NAICS 925 3 2 $1,763 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

80

jobs · $64,071 avg pay

State Government

403

jobs · $55,649 avg pay

Local Government

1,584

jobs · $41,462 avg pay

Private

9,782

jobs · $51,318 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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