Harrisonburg City, VA
FIPS 51660 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Harrisonburg City had an annual average of 31,039 jobs across 1,754 establishments, paying $1.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
31,039
-0.2% YoY
Establishments
1,754
Total Wages
$1.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,381
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 | 6,498 | 26 | $1,214 | $375.0M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 4,639 | 167 | $438 | $105.7M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,993 | 13 | $1,046 | $108.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,653 | 140 | $1,287 | $110.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,066 | 19 | $622 | $34.5M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 990 | 147 | $1,535 | $78.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 816 | 44 | $1,313 | $55.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 804 | 66 | $1,273 | $53.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 770 | 11 | $803 | $32.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 755 | 38 | $504 | $19.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 706 | 134 | $1,252 | $26.6M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 694 | 45 | $1,080 | $39.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 603 | 22 | $844 | $26.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 550 | 64 | $972 | $22.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 412 | 44 | $508 | $10.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 383 | 49 | $1,359 | $27.0M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 374 | 67 | $679 | $13.2M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 360 | 20 | $2,165 | $27.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 336 | 7 | $988 | $17.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 327 | 23 | $568 | $9.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 289 | 34 | $1,403 | $21.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 274 | 59 | $1,054 | $13.5M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 270 | 30 | $367 | $5.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 252 | 29 | $681 | $8.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 252 | 24 | $919 | $12.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 252 | 30 | $1,461 | $19.2M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 248 | 6 | $1,389 | $17.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 244 | 15 | $612 | $5.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 242 | 52 | $1,014 | $12.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 194 | 12 | $1,179 | $11.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 165 | 8 | $1,714 | $10.2M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 160 | 2 | $740 | $6.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 159 | 6 | $1,330 | $10.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 151 | 32 | $1,287 | $10.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 142 | 15 | $744 | $5.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 132 | 24 | $771 | $5.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 129 | 5 | $1,425 | $9.1M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 128 | 7 | $1,050 | $7.0M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 119 | 4 | $978 | $6.1M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 94 | 16 | $631 | $3.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 94 | 7 | $1,229 | $5.9M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 92 | 6 | $2,071 | $9.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 92 | 14 | $1,057 | $5.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 85 | 2 | $1,223 | $5.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 85 | 6 | $586 | $2.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 77 | 6 | $989 | $4.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 63 | 2 | $1,322 | $4.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 56 | 24 | $591 | $1.7M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 55 | 6 | $1,243 | $3.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 51 | 5 | $1,401 | $3.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 44 | 3 | $1,473 | $3.3M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 42 | 4 | $617 | $1.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 30 | 5 | $1,708 | $2.6M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 28 | 1 | $1,094 | $1.6M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 24 | 6 | $1,031 | $1.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 16 | 4 | $1,029 | $0.8M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 14 | 4 | $1,737 | $1.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 12 | 15 | $762 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 5 | 4 | $1,768 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
211
jobs · $78,770 avg pay
State Government
4,780
jobs · $62,770 avg pay
Local Government
2,461
jobs · $54,388 avg pay
Private
23,587
jobs · $47,197 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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