Mathews County, VA

FIPS 51115 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Mathews County had an annual average of 1,576 jobs across 256 establishments, paying $0.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

1,576

-1.4% YoY

Establishments

256

Total Wages

$0.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$41,476

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 Mathews County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
924 NAICS 924 — — $1,087 $0.0M
611 NAICS 611 237 2 $818 $9.5M
921 NAICS 921 129 2 $752 $5.1M
713 NAICS 713 69 3 $514 $1.8M
238 NAICS 238 68 18 $999 $3.5M
621 NAICS 621 61 8 $1,119 $3.5M
236 NAICS 236 52 19 $947 $2.5M
811 NAICS 811 52 5 $1,062 $2.9M
444 NAICS 444 50 6 $643 $1.7M
457 NAICS 457 34 7 $536 $0.9M
624 NAICS 624 29 35 $380 $0.6M
237 NAICS 237 29 5 $1,154 $1.4M
491 NAICS 491 18 12 $1,014 $1.0M
524 NAICS 524 8 4 $1,502 $0.6M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $10,898 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 5 1 $1,049 $0.3M
922 NAICS 922 3 4 $1,226 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

19

jobs · $55,037 avg pay

State Government

27

jobs · $49,893 avg pay

Local Government

365

jobs · $39,655 avg pay

Private

1,165

jobs · $41,636 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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