Rockingham County, VA
FIPS 51165 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Rockingham County had an annual average of 35,104 jobs across 2,058 establishments, paying $2.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
35,104
+0.6% YoY
Establishments
2,058
Total Wages
$2.0B
Avg Annual Pay
$57,265
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 4,125 | 27 | $1,198 | $257.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 3,082 | 21 | $1,557 | $132.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 2,557 | 9 | $1,023 | $136.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,329 | 202 | $1,212 | $146.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,841 | 24 | $2,213 | $211.8M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1,245 | 97 | $895 | $57.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 1,026 | 20 | $676 | $36.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 934 | 100 | $1,729 | $84.0M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 859 | 21 | $562 | $25.1M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 793 | 129 | $1,606 | $65.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 763 | 104 | $1,243 | $49.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 595 | 49 | $1,405 | $43.5M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 590 | 59 | $975 | $29.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 527 | 13 | $1,131 | $30.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 468 | 36 | $462 | $11.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 447 | 93 | $1,093 | $23.5M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 436 | 75 | $1,233 | $28.0M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 386 | 36 | $618 | $12.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 382 | 16 | $1,757 | $34.9M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 339 | 16 | $930 | $16.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 315 | 11 | $1,586 | $14.7M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 282 | 13 | $1,288 | $18.9M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 276 | 40 | $662 | $9.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 252 | 15 | $345 | $4.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 250 | 37 | $899 | $11.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 244 | 37 | $596 | $7.6M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 222 | 40 | $643 | $7.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 186 | 28 | $1,408 | $13.6M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 169 | 11 | $883 | $7.8M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 165 | 12 | $979 | $8.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 148 | 15 | $832 | $6.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 125 | 24 | $1,002 | $6.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 124 | 6 | $964 | $6.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 116 | 10 | $767 | $4.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 107 | 8 | $1,162 | $6.2M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 102 | 1 | $938 | $5.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 95 | 17 | $1,100 | $5.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 91 | 8 | $1,717 | $5.2M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 81 | 8 | $702 | $3.0M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 80 | 4 | $1,427 | $5.9M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 74 | 9 | $1,208 | $4.6M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 72 | 18 | $3,657 | $3.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 69 | 4 | $1,184 | $4.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 66 | 7 | $321 | $1.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 64 | 21 | $545 | $1.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 57 | 1 | $1,087 | $3.2M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 49 | 2 | $1,215 | $3.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 36 | 25 | $502 | $0.9M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 34 | 8 | $1,176 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 26 | 10 | $634 | $0.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 24 | 6 | $755 | $0.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 11 | 5 | $1,403 | $0.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 9 | 1 | $1,514 | $0.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 8 | 2 | $2,079 | $0.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1 | 1 | $2,237 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
135
jobs · $65,003 avg pay
State Government
317
jobs · $60,315 avg pay
Local Government
3,544
jobs · $45,226 avg pay
Private
31,108
jobs · $58,571 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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