Wise County, VA

FIPS 51195 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Wise County had an annual average of 10,968 jobs across 793 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

10,968

+0.5% YoY

Establishments

793

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,988

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 Wise County, VA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,681 13 $1,256 $86.9M
922 NAICS 922 1,187 22 $1,551 $64.6M
722 NAICS 722 946 60 $372 $18.3M
561 NAICS 561 625 21 $836 $20.2M
621 NAICS 621 623 56 $1,023 $33.0M
445 NAICS 445 573 13 $413 $12.3M
623 NAICS 623 377 12 $742 $14.5M
541 NAICS 541 343 53 $1,434 $22.0M
212 NAICS 212 279 12 $1,374 $19.9M
921 NAICS 921 247 10 $996 $10.8M
457 NAICS 457 223 33 $558 $6.5M
441 NAICS 441 219 29 $937 $10.7M
221 NAICS 221 205 4 $1,933 $20.6M
455 NAICS 455 202 18 $401 $4.2M
444 NAICS 444 186 10 $551 $5.3M
926 NAICS 926 185 7 $2,084 $13.7M
238 NAICS 238 148 23 $1,001 $7.7M
423 NAICS 423 134 18 $1,191 $8.3M
522 NAICS 522 118 14 $860 $5.3M
237 NAICS 237 118 5 $1,191 $6.8M
484 NAICS 484 95 16 $963 $4.7M
624 NAICS 624 90 2 $979 $4.6M
456 NAICS 456 87 12 $985 $4.5M
923 NAICS 923 85 4 $1,753 $4.8M
924 NAICS 924 77 5 $1,438 $5.1M
811 NAICS 811 73 22 $756 $2.9M
812 NAICS 812 71 17 $520 $1.9M
459 NAICS 459 69 12 $576 $2.1M
562 NAICS 562 68 6 $855 $2.1M
236 NAICS 236 57 13 $1,399 $4.2M
491 NAICS 491 51 7 $1,128 $3.0M
721 NAICS 721 38 4 $456 $0.9M
213 NAICS 213 35 6 $1,495 $2.7M
519 NAICS 519 28 5 $521 $0.8M
713 NAICS 713 25 4 $378 $0.5M
999 NAICS 999 21 7 $541 $0.6M
551 NAICS 551 21 7 $1,131 $1.2M
925 NAICS 925 18 1 $778 $0.7M
712 NAICS 712 9 1 $776 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

150

jobs · $76,720 avg pay

State Government

1,930

jobs · $59,659 avg pay

Local Government

1,701

jobs · $43,819 avg pay

Private

7,187

jobs · $43,708 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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