Tazewell County, VA
FIPS 51185 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Tazewell County had an annual average of 13,714 jobs across 1,000 establishments, paying $0.6 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
13,714
-0.3% YoY
Establishments
1,000
Total Wages
$0.6B
Avg Annual Pay
$44,782
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,268 | 3 | $867 | $52.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,105 | 66 | $405 | $23.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,022 | 24 | $578 | $30.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 750 | 84 | $1,234 | $48.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 544 | 14 | $1,037 | $28.6M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 480 | 10 | $462 | $11.5M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 427 | 8 | $1,560 | $15.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 389 | 9 | $932 | $18.2M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 352 | 35 | $865 | $15.7M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 348 | 15 | $1,084 | $19.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 342 | 8 | $633 | $11.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 338 | 3 | $1,202 | $13.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 332 | 12 | $1,068 | $18.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 331 | 6 | $713 | $12.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 309 | 64 | $1,178 | $16.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 290 | 34 | $514 | $7.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 271 | 29 | $782 | $11.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 263 | 23 | $1,186 | $16.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 222 | 45 | $1,073 | $12.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 213 | 9 | $1,131 | $12.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 188 | 31 | $990 | $9.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 187 | 16 | $968 | $9.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 181 | 18 | $826 | $7.6M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 180 | 6 | $1,896 | $17.8M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 174 | 26 | $946 | $8.5M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 166 | 9 | $1,562 | $13.5M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 163 | 12 | $1,045 | $8.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 126 | 3 | $865 | $5.7M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 119 | 15 | $736 | $4.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 100 | 22 | $1,263 | $6.6M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 72 | 18 | $984 | $3.7M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 70 | 22 | $595 | $2.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 67 | 24 | $747 | $2.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 59 | 6 | $375 | $1.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 58 | 16 | $1,091 | $3.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 50 | 3 | $339 | $0.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 49 | 1 | $890 | $2.3M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 42 | 4 | $726 | $1.6M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 40 | 6 | $924 | $1.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 35 | 6 | $930 | $1.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 34 | 6 | $808 | $1.4M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 32 | 12 | $792 | $1.3M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 26 | 6 | $817 | $1.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 25 | 7 | $375 | $0.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 22 | 1 | $518 | $0.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 19 | 8 | $398 | $0.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 15 | 5 | $1,528 | $1.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 12 | 4 | $678 | $0.4M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 9 | 4 | $1,230 | $0.5M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 8 | 3 | $587 | $0.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 8 | 4 | $777 | $0.3M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 6 | 1 | $1,009 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
66
jobs · $56,601 avg pay
State Government
797
jobs · $49,882 avg pay
Local Government
2,388
jobs · $41,106 avg pay
Private
10,463
jobs · $45,161 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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