Mecklenburg County, VA
FIPS 51117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Mecklenburg County had an annual average of 11,719 jobs across 1,061 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
11,719
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
1,061
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,730
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,020 | 56 | $393 | $20.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 775 | 18 | $2,239 | $90.2M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 756 | 3 | $1,222 | $38.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 600 | 76 | $1,431 | $44.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 579 | 33 | $970 | $26.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 507 | 16 | $516 | $13.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 361 | 11 | $768 | $14.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 347 | 28 | $571 | $10.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 314 | 67 | $1,620 | $26.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 297 | 9 | $960 | $14.8M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 272 | 13 | $1,169 | $16.3M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 249 | 14 | $655 | $8.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 243 | 50 | $952 | $12.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 225 | 3 | $1,350 | $15.8M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 221 | 9 | $885 | $10.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 199 | 22 | $780 | $8.1M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 198 | 31 | $577 | $6.0M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 172 | 16 | $449 | $4.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 171 | 11 | $1,383 | $11.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 169 | 28 | $1,334 | $11.7M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 146 | 8 | $1,614 | $12.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 119 | 24 | $1,198 | $7.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 117 | 2 | $698 | $4.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 105 | 30 | $792 | $4.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 103 | 4 | $2,414 | $12.9M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 96 | 11 | $355 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 94 | 21 | $779 | $3.8M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 88 | 18 | $1,550 | $7.1M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 81 | 24 | $959 | $4.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 75 | 15 | $686 | $2.7M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 67 | 6 | $1,164 | $4.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 66 | 9 | $1,139 | $3.9M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 65 | 10 | $841 | $2.9M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 59 | 10 | $693 | $2.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 54 | 11 | $520 | $1.5M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 37 | 13 | $587 | $1.1M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 36 | 7 | $1,037 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 32 | 5 | $2,059 | $1.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 31 | 1 | $624 | $1.0M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 23 | 20 | $596 | $0.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 23 | 1 | $494 | $0.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 17 | 5 | $1,250 | $1.1M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 15 | 3 | $1,142 | $0.9M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 8 | 1 | $1,368 | $0.6M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 1 | 1 | $610 | $0.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
119
jobs · $67,666 avg pay
State Government
337
jobs · $55,289 avg pay
Local Government
1,310
jobs · $49,410 avg pay
Private
9,953
jobs · $50,548 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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