Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, First Quarter 2008
County | Employment | Average weekly wage | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 2008 | Percent change, March 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
First quarter 2008 | Rank by wage level | Percent change, first quarter 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change | |
Nationwide |
134,761,094 | 0.4 | $905 | 2.4 | |||
Statewide |
3,653,523 | 0.2 | 918 | 2.0 | |||
Accomack |
12,814 | 1.0 | 44 | 558 | 94 | 2.0 | 89 |
Albemarle |
50,013 | 0.1 | 68 | 847 | 15 | 3.2 | 63 |
Alleghany |
4,420 | 1.8 | 31 | 590 | 80 | 6.1 | 24 |
Amelia |
2,862 | -6.6 | 126 | 554 | 95 | 0.9 | 108 |
Amherst |
9,661 | -0.5 | 78 | 610 | 72 | 1.8 | 92 |
Appomattox |
3,436 | -0.5 | 78 | 549 | 99 | 8.5 | 9 |
Arlington |
153,053 | 1.2 | 39 | 1,473 | 3 | 2.0 | 89 |
Augusta |
25,517 | 0.3 | 61 | 658 | 57 | 1.2 | 105 |
Bath |
2,283 | -7.4 | 130 | 622 | 69 | 13.1 | 4 |
Bedford |
15,289 | 1.7 | 32 | 605 | 74 | 4.1 | 45 |
Bland |
1,979 | 2.5 | 19 | 709 | 36 | -1.3 | 126 |
Botetourt |
10,896 | 2.9 | 16 | 644 | 60 | 1.4 | 102 |
Brunswick |
4,871 | 0.1 | 68 | 568 | 88 | 6.0 | 25 |
Buchanan |
7,981 | 0.5 | 55 | 739 | 31 | 3.4 | 57 |
Buckingham |
3,290 | 1.2 | 39 | 576 | 86 | 4.7 | 38 |
Campbell |
15,611 | 2.5 | 19 | 589 | 83 | 0.0 | 120 |
Caroline |
5,681 | 5.1 | 7 | 670 | 49 | 9.7 | 7 |
Carroll |
6,399 | 1.5 | 35 | 480 | 128 | -1.0 | 124 |
Charles City |
1,641 | -2.0 | 98 | 682 | 46 | 10.2 | 6 |
Charlotte |
2,837 | -0.4 | 75 | 513 | 120 | 6.2 | 22 |
Chesterfield |
120,105 | -0.2 | 71 | 790 | 24 | 3.1 | 66 |
Clarke |
4,220 | -2.6 | 105 | 691 | 44 | 7.3 | 13 |
Craig |
667 | 9.2 | 2 | 515 | 118 | 8.0 | 12 |
Culpeper |
15,475 | 0.6 | 52 | 662 | 53 | 0.9 | 108 |
Cumberland |
1,375 | -2.3 | 101 | 529 | 109 | 7.1 | 14 |
Dickenson |
3,672 | 5.4 | 6 | 666 | 51 | 4.6 | 39 |
Dinwiddie |
8,643 | -2.3 | 101 | 698 | 40 | 6.4 | 19 |
Essex |
4,140 | -3.6 | 113 | 535 | 105 | 3.9 | 49 |
Fairfax County |
584,973 | 0.8 | 48 | 1,376 | 4 | 0.4 | 116 |
Fauquier |
21,461 | 0.5 | 55 | 739 | 31 | 0.8 | 110 |
Floyd |
2,792 | -2.4 | 103 | 460 | 132 | 0.7 | 111 |
Fluvanna |
4,056 | -0.7 | 85 | 617 | 71 | 5.5 | 30 |
Franklin |
14,698 | -5.1 | 121 | 523 | 111 | 1.8 | 92 |
Frederick |
23,563 | -0.5 | 78 | 714 | 34 | 2.6 | 77 |
Giles |
4,654 | -2.9 | 111 | 692 | 43 | 0.7 | 111 |
Gloucester |
10,044 | -1.8 | 94 | 549 | 99 | 6.4 | 19 |
Goochland |
10,689 | 1.4 | 37 | 1,525 | 1 | -2.6 | 127 |
Grayson |
2,449 | 1.9 | 29 | 476 | 130 | -4.0 | 131 |
Greene |
2,982 | 1.9 | 29 | 564 | 91 | 6.2 | 22 |
Greensville |
4,783 | 3.6 | 12 | 610 | 72 | 3.9 | 49 |
Halifax |
12,582 | 0.4 | 59 | 586 | 84 | 5.6 | 29 |
Hanover |
45,780 | 4.0 | 11 | 701 | 38 | 3.4 | 57 |
Henrico |
179,579 | 0.2 | 65 | 998 | 11 | -0.9 | 122 |
Henry |
15,832 | -5.7 | 123 | 552 | 98 | 2.4 | 84 |
Highland |
524 | -6.9 | 128 | 447 | 134 | 8.5 | 9 |
Isle of Wight |
12,003 | 2.3 | 22 | 698 | 40 | 0.7 | 111 |
James City |
26,945 | 6.9 | 4 | 648 | 58 | 9.3 | 8 |
King and Queen |
1,016 | 2.0 | 28 | 697 | 42 | 17.7 | 2 |
King George |
9,237 | -2.6 | 105 | 1,203 | 5 | 6.7 | 16 |
King William |
3,787 | -1.9 | 95 | 713 | 35 | -2.6 | 127 |
Lancaster |
4,884 | 3.3 | 13 | 553 | 97 | 1.7 | 96 |
Lee |
5,486 | -1.5 | 90 | 537 | 104 | 0.4 | 116 |
Loudoun |
130,188 | 2.9 | 16 | 1,105 | 8 | 2.4 | 84 |
Louisa |
7,097 | -6.1 | 125 | 949 | 13 | 12.4 | 5 |
Lunenburg |
2,771 | -4.2 | 118 | 506 | 122 | 3.1 | 66 |
Madison |
3,136 | -2.8 | 110 | 532 | 108 | 1.1 | 106 |
Mathews |
1,686 | -3.0 | 112 | 451 | 133 | 1.8 | 92 |
Mecklenburg |
13,136 | -0.5 | 78 | 518 | 115 | 8.4 | 11 |
Middlesex |
3,420 | 2.3 | 22 | 505 | 124 | 1.8 | 92 |
Montgomery |
39,986 | 3.0 | 15 | 660 | 55 | 1.5 | 100 |
Nelson |
3,682 | 6.0 | 5 | 523 | 111 | 5.4 | 31 |
New Kent |
3,816 | 2.1 | 26 | 633 | 67 | 6.6 | 18 |
Northampton |
4,855 | -1.9 | 95 | 566 | 90 | 3.9 | 49 |
Northumberland |
2,522 | -10.2 | 133 | 519 | 113 | 1.4 | 102 |
Nottoway |
5,914 | -3.9 | 114 | 554 | 95 | 4.1 | 45 |
Orange |
9,155 | -1.7 | 92 | 590 | 80 | 1.5 | 100 |
Page |
5,822 | 1.3 | 38 | 506 | 122 | 2.6 | 77 |
Patrick |
5,232 | 1.6 | 33 | 468 | 131 | 1.7 | 96 |
Pittsylvania |
11,589 | -4.2 | 118 | 542 | 103 | 3.0 | 71 |
Powhatan |
6,391 | -1.3 | 87 | 638 | 62 | 2.6 | 77 |
Prince Edward |
9,041 | 0.8 | 48 | 528 | 110 | 3.1 | 66 |
Prince George |
11,277 | 1.1 | 42 | 847 | 15 | 3.4 | 57 |
Prince William |
102,596 | 0.6 | 52 | 761 | 27 | 2.6 | 77 |
Pulaski |
11,251 | -23.9 | 134 | 669 | 50 | 5.0 | 34 |
Rappahannock |
1,497 | -4.4 | 120 | 829 | 17 | 2.3 | 87 |
Richmond County |
3,237 | 15.4 | 1 | 568 | 88 | -4.4 | 132 |
Roanoke County |
35,462 | -1.5 | 90 | 647 | 59 | -3.3 | 129 |
Rockbridge |
6,785 | -0.4 | 75 | 534 | 107 | 4.9 | 36 |
Rockingham |
29,431 | 0.3 | 61 | 659 | 56 | 4.4 | 42 |
Russell |
7,429 | -5.4 | 122 | 585 | 85 | 5.0 | 34 |
Scott |
4,984 | 0.9 | 45 | 514 | 119 | 2.4 | 84 |
Shenandoah |
14,447 | -0.5 | 78 | 562 | 92 | 3.5 | 55 |
Smyth |
12,789 | -2.7 | 107 | 559 | 93 | 0.5 | 115 |
Southampton |
4,309 | 0.9 | 45 | 576 | 86 | 2.7 | 76 |
Spotsylvania |
30,114 | 1.5 | 35 | 635 | 64 | -0.9 | 122 |
Stafford |
34,553 | 0.8 | 48 | 810 | 20 | 1.3 | 104 |
Surry |
2,060 | -2.2 | 100 | 1,506 | 2 | 21.4 | 1 |
Sussex |
3,744 | -0.2 | 71 | 594 | 79 | 3.7 | 53 |
Tazewell |
17,810 | 2.7 | 18 | 545 | 102 | 0.7 | 111 |
Warren |
11,870 | 4.9 | 9 | 602 | 76 | 0.3 | 118 |
Washington |
20,135 | 0.2 | 65 | 635 | 64 | 3.8 | 52 |
Westmoreland |
3,658 | 7.0 | 3 | 503 | 125 | 5.7 | 27 |
Wise |
14,315 | -0.3 | 73 | 634 | 66 | 6.7 | 16 |
Wythe |
12,402 | 2.3 | 22 | 535 | 105 | 5.3 | 32 |
York |
21,402 | -2.7 | 107 | 619 | 70 | -5.8 | 133 |
Alexandria City |
99,823 | 0.2 | 65 | 1,180 | 6 | 4.1 | 45 |
Bedford City |
3,669 | -3.9 | 114 | 601 | 77 | 5.8 | 26 |
Bristol City |
13,033 | 2.5 | 19 | 596 | 78 | 5.7 | 27 |
Buena Vista City |
2,390 | -8.1 | 132 | 519 | 113 | 6.8 | 15 |
Charlottesville City |
36,295 | 1.1 | 42 | 813 | 19 | 3.2 | 63 |
Chesapeake City |
99,256 | -0.5 | 78 | 672 | 47 | 1.7 | 96 |
Colonial Heights City |
10,546 | 3.3 | 13 | 497 | 126 | 2.9 | 73 |
Covington City |
4,053 | -6.7 | 127 | 784 | 25 | 4.3 | 43 |
Danville City |
28,111 | 2.1 | 26 | 590 | 80 | -1.0 | 124 |
Emporia City |
4,084 | -2.7 | 107 | 488 | 127 | -3.6 | 130 |
Fairfax City |
20,443 | -7.1 | 129 | 963 | 12 | -7.2 | 134 |
Falls Church City |
12,334 | -3.9 | 114 | 1,102 | 9 | 6.4 | 19 |
Franklin City |
4,336 | 5.1 | 7 | 509 | 121 | 3.7 | 53 |
Fredericksburg City |
26,403 | -1.4 | 88 | 665 | 52 | 2.5 | 83 |
Galax City |
6,809 | 0.3 | 61 | 479 | 129 | 3.2 | 63 |
Hampton City |
59,518 | 0.7 | 51 | 761 | 27 | 1.1 | 106 |
Harrisonburg City |
31,340 | 0.6 | 52 | 636 | 63 | 3.4 | 57 |
Hopewell City |
8,252 | -0.8 | 86 | 877 | 14 | 2.6 | 77 |
Lexington City |
5,138 | 0.9 | 45 | 624 | 68 | 2.6 | 77 |
Lynchburg City |
54,955 | 2.3 | 22 | 744 | 29 | -0.4 | 121 |
Manassas City |
24,193 | -2.1 | 99 | 1,025 | 10 | 3.1 | 66 |
Manassas Park City |
3,473 | -5.8 | 124 | 808 | 21 | 2.8 | 74 |
Martinsville City |
12,311 | -7.5 | 131 | 518 | 115 | 5.3 | 32 |
Newport News City |
99,464 | 0.3 | 61 | 794 | 23 | 4.6 | 39 |
Norfolk City |
143,595 | 0.1 | 68 | 826 | 18 | 0.1 | 119 |
Norton City |
4,198 | -0.6 | 84 | 672 | 47 | 4.2 | 44 |
Petersburg City |
14,628 | 0.5 | 55 | 662 | 53 | 3.0 | 71 |
Poquoson City |
2,021 | -0.4 | 75 | 516 | 117 | 1.6 | 99 |
Portsmouth City |
43,503 | 0.4 | 59 | 799 | 22 | 3.5 | 55 |
Radford City |
6,689 | -1.7 | 92 | 743 | 30 | 13.3 | 3 |
Richmond City |
157,767 | 0.5 | 55 | 1,114 | 7 | 4.5 | 41 |
Roanoke City |
70,367 | -0.3 | 73 | 703 | 37 | 3.1 | 66 |
Salem City |
22,500 | 1.2 | 39 | 784 | 25 | 3.3 | 61 |
Staunton City |
12,129 | -2.4 | 103 | 549 | 99 | 4.0 | 48 |
Suffolk City |
25,462 | 1.6 | 33 | 700 | 39 | 2.2 | 88 |
Virginia Beach City |
172,676 | -1.4 | 88 | 683 | 45 | 3.3 | 61 |
Waynesboro City |
10,692 | 4.2 | 10 | 644 | 60 | 4.9 | 36 |
Williamsburg City |
15,017 | -1.9 | 95 | 603 | 75 | 1.9 | 91 |
Winchester City |
27,145 | -4.1 | 117 | 728 | 33 | 2.8 | 74 |
Last Modified Date: November 3, 2008