Virginia Beach City, VA

FIPS 51810 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Virginia Beach City had an annual average of 179,013 jobs across 13,795 establishments, paying $10.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

179,013

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

13,795

Total Wages

$10.4B

Avg Annual Pay

$57,981

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 Virginia Beach City, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 21,227 1,191 $501 $549.4M
611 NAICS 611 15,734 197 $1,040 $820.0M
541 NAICS 541 14,334 1,789 $1,877 $1,392.2M
621 NAICS 621 13,243 1,177 $2,039 $971.0M
561 NAICS 561 12,162 741 $1,011 $636.8M
238 NAICS 238 6,176 712 $1,285 $412.5M
455 NAICS 455 5,618 102 $1,330 $204.6M
445 NAICS 445 5,303 192 $898 $165.9M
713 NAICS 713 5,034 164 $437 $110.4M
623 NAICS 623 4,271 91 $1,180 $187.4M
524 NAICS 524 3,896 274 $1,624 $329.0M
531 NAICS 531 3,861 810 $1,648 $270.9M
928 NAICS 928 3,251 6 $2,024 $339.1M
721 NAICS 721 3,140 132 $630 $102.2M
551 NAICS 551 2,984 135 $1,754 $272.2M
922 NAICS 922 2,979 20 $2,148 $216.8M
441 NAICS 441 2,852 152 $1,215 $180.1M
812 NAICS 812 2,829 574 $637 $93.7M
459 NAICS 459 2,600 280 $583 $78.9M
423 NAICS 423 2,449 241 $1,843 $234.8M
236 NAICS 236 2,434 461 $1,495 $189.3M
522 NAICS 522 2,151 257 $1,718 $188.7M
811 NAICS 811 1,897 349 $1,343 $104.4M
458 NAICS 458 1,822 178 $509 $48.2M
444 NAICS 444 1,540 78 $697 $55.8M
221 NAICS 221 1,337 15 $2,315 $107.7M
457 NAICS 457 1,308 119 $745 $40.8M
456 NAICS 456 1,294 148 $763 $51.3M
492 NAICS 492 1,236 28 $891 $57.3M
237 NAICS 237 1,169 63 $1,800 $106.4M
813 NAICS 813 949 151 $2,252 $44.8M
449 NAICS 449 910 114 $943 $44.6M
339 NAICS 339 880 50 $1,402 $64.2M
516 NAICS 516 872 23 $1,371 $62.2M
921 NAICS 921 769 11 $2,401 $59.3M
332 NAICS 332 742 36 $1,303 $50.3M
424 NAICS 424 707 93 $1,637 $60.2M
484 NAICS 484 702 122 $905 $33.0M
711 NAICS 711 638 74 $580 $19.2M
488 NAICS 488 631 67 $2,190 $44.8M
624 NAICS 624 619 8 $1,121 $36.0M
523 NAICS 523 598 164 $3,401 $105.7M
926 NAICS 926 593 13 $2,286 $34.0M
323 NAICS 323 541 34 $1,164 $32.7M
518 NAICS 518 524 26 $1,540 $42.0M
491 NAICS 491 514 10 $1,367 $36.5M
336 NAICS 336 472 23 $1,023 $25.1M
999 NAICS 999 417 208 $1,050 $22.8M
562 NAICS 562 372 34 $1,314 $23.2M
425 NAICS 425 356 64 $1,646 $30.5M
924 NAICS 924 351 8 $1,950 $24.2M
512 NAICS 512 350 30 $777 $14.1M
712 NAICS 712 345 7 $629 $10.5M
814 NAICS 814 342 394 $733 $13.1M
519 NAICS 519 303 1 $845 $13.3M
311 NAICS 311 286 30 $595 $8.8M
517 NAICS 517 266 21 $1,250 $17.3M
923 NAICS 923 264 9 $1,638 $16.5M
327 NAICS 327 182 11 $1,072 $10.2M
485 NAICS 485 173 24 $768 $6.8M
312 NAICS 312 172 13 $760 $6.8M
314 NAICS 314 153 16 $1,219 $9.7M
925 NAICS 925 117 2 $1,546 $9.4M
493 NAICS 493 109 13 $1,022 $5.8M
334 NAICS 334 92 17 $1,764 $8.4M
337 NAICS 337 88 13 $937 $4.3M
315 NAICS 315 64 8 $2,539 $8.5M
321 NAICS 321 55 9 $1,244 $3.6M
325 NAICS 325 49 8 $1,683 $4.3M
487 NAICS 487 43 6 $669 $1.5M
111 NAICS 111 28 8 $542 $0.8M
112 NAICS 112 26 4 $662 $0.9M
483 NAICS 483 22 6 $1,121 $1.3M
927 NAICS 927 11 1 $2,651 $1.5M
114 NAICS 114 10 7 $780 $0.4M
113 NAICS 113 10 3 $952 $0.5M
525 NAICS 525 8 4 $1,515 $0.6M
622 NAICS 622 1 1 $1,399 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

7,008

jobs · $82,657 avg pay

State Government

1,439

jobs · $53,334 avg pay

Local Government

20,399

jobs · $57,209 avg pay

Private

150,167

jobs · $56,979 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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