Russell County, VA

FIPS 51167 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Russell County had an annual average of 6,151 jobs across 565 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,151

-3.5% YoY

Establishments

565

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$48,281

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 Russell County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 740 2 $1,245 $30.6M
237 NAICS 237 474 16 $1,264 $29.9M
722 NAICS 722 434 29 $390 $8.8M
541 NAICS 541 404 32 $1,373 $28.9M
621 NAICS 621 399 36 $1,448 $30.0M
922 NAICS 922 200 15 $2,025 $11.4M
212 NAICS 212 173 5 $1,472 $13.2M
623 NAICS 623 172 6 $568 $5.1M
921 NAICS 921 169 6 $600 $5.2M
624 NAICS 624 139 88 $696 $4.1M
484 NAICS 484 129 33 $985 $6.6M
441 NAICS 441 112 14 $767 $4.5M
457 NAICS 457 108 15 $526 $3.0M
522 NAICS 522 107 10 $1,888 $5.9M
238 NAICS 238 100 20 $984 $5.1M
812 NAICS 812 71 14 $631 $2.3M
456 NAICS 456 56 6 $915 $2.7M
924 NAICS 924 51 7 $1,690 $3.0M
811 NAICS 811 50 19 $756 $2.0M
926 NAICS 926 41 6 $608 $1.3M
424 NAICS 424 37 5 $665 $1.3M
491 NAICS 491 37 7 $1,200 $2.3M
925 NAICS 925 34 3 $999 $1.8M
444 NAICS 444 27 4 $734 $1.0M
112 NAICS 112 25 7 $795 $1.1M
236 NAICS 236 23 7 $932 $1.1M
923 NAICS 923 21 1 $1,009 $1.1M
459 NAICS 459 18 6 $507 $0.5M
519 NAICS 519 12 1 $433 $0.3M
712 NAICS 712 4 1 $836 $0.2M
561 NAICS 561 2 1 $1,041 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

63

jobs · $73,931 avg pay

State Government

224

jobs · $59,288 avg pay

Local Government

1,125

jobs · $40,555 avg pay

Private

4,739

jobs · $49,262 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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