Newport News City, VA

FIPS 51700 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Newport News City had an annual average of 102,308 jobs across 4,501 establishments, paying $7.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

102,308

+1.3% YoY

Establishments

4,501

Total Wages

$7.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,936

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 Newport News City, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 7,398 59 $1,185 $409.7M
621 NAICS 621 7,248 374 $1,424 $536.6M
722 NAICS 722 6,497 363 $517 $157.7M
541 NAICS 541 5,152 422 $2,110 $474.4M
238 NAICS 238 2,991 177 $1,560 $242.6M
928 NAICS 928 2,585 3 $1,800 $241.9M
455 NAICS 455 2,380 49 $582 $69.5M
551 NAICS 551 2,313 30 $3,316 $398.9M
623 NAICS 623 2,168 49 $1,165 $111.7M
423 NAICS 423 1,775 86 $1,561 $144.1M
922 NAICS 922 1,733 21 $2,130 $135.1M
531 NAICS 531 1,648 244 $1,198 $102.6M
441 NAICS 441 1,451 74 $1,182 $89.1M
445 NAICS 445 1,411 87 $776 $44.5M
713 NAICS 713 1,160 49 $758 $34.9M
493 NAICS 493 1,129 11 $1,052 $25.2M
812 NAICS 812 882 141 $1,460 $31.9M
458 NAICS 458 814 74 $388 $16.4M
459 NAICS 459 805 91 $492 $20.6M
811 NAICS 811 708 117 $1,361 $35.4M
522 NAICS 522 662 85 $1,300 $44.7M
236 NAICS 236 645 104 $1,705 $57.2M
721 NAICS 721 573 46 $753 $16.6M
457 NAICS 457 563 68 $537 $15.7M
813 NAICS 813 562 54 $665 $19.4M
336 NAICS 336 555 1 $2,150 $62.0M
488 NAICS 488 551 26 $1,476 $40.0M
311 NAICS 311 546 8 $1,378 $39.1M
444 NAICS 444 517 21 $697 $18.8M
624 NAICS 624 506 7 $1,383 $27.8M
456 NAICS 456 496 62 $792 $20.4M
524 NAICS 524 466 71 $924 $22.4M
921 NAICS 921 454 9 $2,382 $25.6M
926 NAICS 926 446 14 $1,733 $30.6M
449 NAICS 449 434 40 $804 $18.2M
237 NAICS 237 425 14 $1,532 $28.5M
221 NAICS 221 417 6 $2,329 $36.7M
622 NAICS 622 378 1 $1,946 $38.3M
333 NAICS 333 377 11 $1,550 $30.4M
424 NAICS 424 348 24 $1,245 $22.5M
332 NAICS 332 342 18 $1,719 $30.5M
312 NAICS 312 300 4 $1,409 $22.0M
484 NAICS 484 284 54 $1,002 $14.8M
517 NAICS 517 272 9 $1,933 $27.3M
532 NAICS 532 216 32 $1,046 $11.7M
323 NAICS 323 213 11 $1,153 $12.8M
339 NAICS 339 209 12 $1,020 $11.1M
491 NAICS 491 205 8 $1,337 $14.2M
925 NAICS 925 173 2 $857 $7.7M
923 NAICS 923 173 5 $1,573 $10.5M
334 NAICS 334 131 13 $2,086 $14.3M
999 NAICS 999 114 55 $670 $4.0M
337 NAICS 337 102 8 $946 $5.0M
425 NAICS 425 102 6 $1,884 $10.0M
562 NAICS 562 100 2 $959 $5.0M
814 NAICS 814 68 82 $558 $2.0M
513 NAICS 513 56 14 $1,612 $4.7M
485 NAICS 485 47 8 $990 $2.0M
927 NAICS 927 29 1 $2,454 $3.7M
924 NAICS 924 20 2 $1,326 $1.4M
519 NAICS 519 11 2 $891 $0.5M
561 NAICS 561 9 2 $977 $0.4M
487 NAICS 487 2 1 $131 $0.0M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

5,480

jobs · $75,930 avg pay

State Government

1,854

jobs · $61,985 avg pay

Local Government

8,812

jobs · $58,305 avg pay

Private

86,162

jobs · $68,541 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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