York County, VA
FIPS 51199 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, York County had an annual average of 22,163 jobs across 1,733 establishments, paying $1.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
22,163
+1.6% YoY
Establishments
1,733
Total Wages
$1.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$53,364
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | NAICS 562 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,499 | 126 | $487 | $63.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 2,166 | 28 | $1,089 | $122.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 1,469 | 191 | $1,746 | $124.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,104 | 23 | $732 | $33.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,056 | 127 | $1,204 | $66.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 961 | 114 | $1,547 | $76.3M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 838 | 29 | $609 | $26.5M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 830 | 27 | $422 | $17.2M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 645 | 17 | $570 | $19.1M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 537 | 34 | $1,043 | $29.1M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 493 | 2 | $1,757 | $45.1M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 484 | 133 | $1,074 | $20.1M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 466 | 13 | $1,565 | $34.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 439 | 67 | $1,366 | $31.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 421 | 16 | $1,700 | $37.2M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 387 | 68 | $1,276 | $21.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 384 | 12 | $617 | $12.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 269 | 66 | $647 | $9.0M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 267 | 45 | $530 | $7.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 249 | 4 | $1,264 | $16.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 243 | 15 | $1,154 | $14.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 228 | 24 | $1,506 | $17.8M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 217 | 62 | $1,328 | $15.0M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 187 | 14 | $922 | $9.0M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 186 | 8 | $1,735 | $13.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 184 | 14 | $615 | $5.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 175 | 13 | $1,378 | $12.4M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 172 | 5 | $956 | $8.6M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 167 | 4 | $1,014 | $8.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 138 | 3 | $1,451 | $7.4M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 131 | 26 | $1,309 | $8.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 108 | 25 | $1,302 | $7.3M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 104 | 6 | $2,011 | $7.9M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 90 | 17 | $535 | $2.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 84 | 14 | $1,446 | $6.3M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 77 | 1 | $451 | $1.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 74 | 12 | $1,731 | $6.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 69 | 6 | $1,152 | $4.2M |
| 927 | NAICS 927 | 68 | 1 | $2,809 | $10.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 65 | 32 | $954 | $3.2M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 65 | 9 | $997 | $3.4M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 58 | 2 | $932 | $2.8M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 44 | 6 | $1,377 | $3.2M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 41 | 39 | $580 | $1.2M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 39 | 4 | $1,074 | $2.2M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 36 | 14 | $1,566 | $3.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 16 | 6 | $1,702 | $1.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 14 | 10 | $4,298 | $3.2M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 8 | 1 | $1,258 | $0.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 8 | 3 | $1,277 | $0.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 4 | 2 | $1,098 | $0.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,180
jobs · $81,150 avg pay
State Government
174
jobs · $46,671 avg pay
Local Government
3,109
jobs · $56,535 avg pay
Private
17,700
jobs · $51,018 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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