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Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Third Quarter 2008
County |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
September 2008 |
Percent change,
September 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change
|
Third quarter 2008 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change,
third quarter 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
135,173,818 |
-0.8 |
|
$841 |
|
2.8 |
|
Statewide |
3,676,125 |
-0.3 |
|
877 |
|
2.3 |
|
Accomack |
13,760 |
-3.6 |
106 |
557 |
98 |
6.3 |
17 |
Albemarle |
51,347 |
-1.6 |
78 |
883 |
12 |
-2.0 |
124 |
Alleghany |
4,264 |
-4.1 |
109 |
576 |
85 |
1.4 |
99 |
Amelia |
2,780 |
-6.9 |
128 |
596 |
77 |
0.7 |
104 |
Amherst |
9,517 |
-1.9 |
87 |
625 |
65 |
3.1 |
56 |
Appomattox |
3,448 |
0.6 |
40 |
537 |
108 |
5.5 |
21 |
Arlington |
156,199 |
1.0 |
31 |
1,348 |
1 |
-1.1 |
121 |
Augusta |
25,841 |
-0.3 |
60 |
683 |
45 |
3.0 |
58 |
Bath |
2,260 |
-10.2 |
133 |
568 |
90 |
3.6 |
45 |
Bedford |
16,117 |
2.4 |
19 |
607 |
73 |
7.4 |
12 |
Bland |
1,981 |
1.8 |
22 |
641 |
60 |
4.9 |
27 |
Botetourt |
10,911 |
-0.1 |
57 |
638 |
61 |
2.7 |
61 |
Brunswick |
4,744 |
-1.1 |
70 |
576 |
85 |
1.6 |
94 |
Buchanan |
8,282 |
7.5 |
2 |
782 |
23 |
12.0 |
4 |
Buckingham |
3,309 |
0.8 |
36 |
539 |
107 |
1.9 |
90 |
Campbell |
15,722 |
3.2 |
14 |
590 |
80 |
-2.0 |
124 |
Caroline |
5,656 |
3.3 |
12 |
644 |
58 |
2.2 |
80 |
Carroll |
6,486 |
0.0 |
55 |
495 |
127 |
4.9 |
27 |
Charles City |
1,584 |
-0.4 |
62 |
655 |
55 |
0.5 |
105 |
Charlotte |
2,866 |
1.2 |
29 |
510 |
123 |
2.6 |
64 |
Chesterfield |
118,949 |
-2.0 |
91 |
774 |
26 |
3.6 |
45 |
Clarke |
4,409 |
-0.1 |
57 |
687 |
43 |
2.5 |
71 |
Craig |
639 |
-2.3 |
94 |
563 |
91 |
17.0 |
1 |
Culpeper |
15,506 |
1.4 |
27 |
679 |
46 |
-0.7 |
119 |
Cumberland |
1,387 |
-1.6 |
78 |
530 |
112 |
3.5 |
47 |
Dickenson |
3,740 |
5.9 |
5 |
699 |
36 |
9.4 |
7 |
Dinwiddie |
8,522 |
-2.4 |
98 |
693 |
40 |
-13.6 |
134 |
Essex |
4,227 |
-0.4 |
62 |
519 |
117 |
2.2 |
80 |
Fairfax County |
586,974 |
0.2 |
52 |
1,295 |
2 |
4.2 |
35 |
Fauquier |
21,277 |
-1.5 |
74 |
747 |
30 |
2.3 |
76 |
Floyd |
2,836 |
-4.5 |
111 |
484 |
130 |
2.3 |
76 |
Fluvanna |
4,020 |
-2.3 |
94 |
624 |
67 |
0.2 |
109 |
Franklin |
14,482 |
-6.4 |
123 |
541 |
105 |
3.4 |
49 |
Frederick |
23,817 |
-1.6 |
78 |
694 |
39 |
-0.6 |
117 |
Giles |
4,819 |
-1.5 |
74 |
628 |
64 |
7.7 |
11 |
Gloucester |
9,984 |
-1.5 |
74 |
559 |
92 |
3.1 |
56 |
Goochland |
10,688 |
0.7 |
39 |
1,051 |
7 |
-0.2 |
113 |
Grayson |
2,443 |
-1.9 |
87 |
464 |
133 |
2.0 |
86 |
Greene |
3,090 |
0.4 |
46 |
558 |
94 |
2.0 |
86 |
Greensville |
4,874 |
4.5 |
9 |
610 |
71 |
0.5 |
105 |
Halifax |
12,676 |
1.5 |
25 |
588 |
83 |
2.6 |
64 |
Hanover |
45,616 |
0.5 |
43 |
690 |
41 |
3.4 |
49 |
Henrico |
177,216 |
-1.8 |
86 |
852 |
15 |
2.3 |
76 |
Henry |
15,412 |
-6.3 |
122 |
574 |
89 |
2.0 |
86 |
Highland |
543 |
-3.6 |
106 |
468 |
132 |
7.8 |
10 |
Isle of Wight |
12,133 |
1.3 |
28 |
671 |
50 |
-2.0 |
124 |
James City |
27,724 |
5.2 |
7 |
613 |
68 |
6.4 |
16 |
King and Queen |
990 |
3.6 |
10 |
637 |
62 |
5.5 |
21 |
King George |
9,301 |
-1.4 |
73 |
1,215 |
3 |
-1.1 |
121 |
King William |
3,691 |
-1.5 |
74 |
706 |
34 |
-1.1 |
121 |
Lancaster |
5,014 |
0.1 |
54 |
547 |
103 |
2.6 |
64 |
Lee |
5,414 |
-1.1 |
70 |
528 |
113 |
0.2 |
109 |
Loudoun |
133,345 |
3.3 |
12 |
1,006 |
9 |
-0.4 |
116 |
Louisa |
7,531 |
-2.4 |
98 |
794 |
21 |
-11.8 |
133 |
Lunenburg |
2,775 |
-4.5 |
111 |
534 |
110 |
6.0 |
20 |
Madison |
3,204 |
-5.3 |
117 |
549 |
101 |
4.6 |
29 |
Mathews |
1,690 |
-6.0 |
120 |
483 |
131 |
6.9 |
14 |
Mecklenburg |
12,883 |
-2.6 |
100 |
522 |
116 |
6.5 |
15 |
Middlesex |
3,393 |
0.3 |
50 |
528 |
113 |
4.3 |
32 |
Montgomery |
40,881 |
3.5 |
11 |
725 |
31 |
2.7 |
61 |
Nelson |
3,478 |
0.8 |
36 |
516 |
119 |
1.6 |
94 |
New Kent |
3,908 |
-1.7 |
82 |
675 |
48 |
14.8 |
3 |
Northampton |
6,536 |
-3.9 |
108 |
507 |
124 |
2.2 |
80 |
Northumberland |
2,953 |
-7.0 |
129 |
550 |
100 |
4.4 |
30 |
Nottoway |
5,497 |
-5.0 |
116 |
558 |
94 |
1.5 |
97 |
Orange |
9,303 |
-2.1 |
92 |
592 |
79 |
2.2 |
80 |
Page |
6,019 |
1.0 |
31 |
517 |
118 |
3.4 |
49 |
Patrick |
5,346 |
-1.7 |
82 |
463 |
134 |
0.4 |
107 |
Pittsylvania |
11,478 |
-5.5 |
118 |
553 |
99 |
3.2 |
53 |
Powhatan |
6,247 |
-4.8 |
115 |
649 |
56 |
2.0 |
86 |
Prince Edward |
9,114 |
1.8 |
22 |
536 |
109 |
1.9 |
90 |
Prince George |
11,803 |
7.1 |
3 |
819 |
16 |
-5.4 |
130 |
Prince William |
103,302 |
-0.5 |
64 |
775 |
25 |
2.6 |
64 |
Pulaski |
14,004 |
-1.9 |
87 |
590 |
80 |
-9.0 |
132 |
Rappahannock |
1,451 |
-7.6 |
131 |
797 |
20 |
-0.3 |
114 |
Richmond County |
3,372 |
15.5 |
1 |
541 |
105 |
-7.5 |
131 |
Roanoke County |
35,875 |
-0.8 |
68 |
656 |
53 |
3.8 |
41 |
Rockbridge |
6,943 |
-1.2 |
72 |
531 |
111 |
0.0 |
111 |
Rockingham |
28,847 |
-1.9 |
87 |
662 |
52 |
5.4 |
23 |
Russell |
7,645 |
-3.2 |
104 |
593 |
78 |
10.2 |
5 |
Scott |
5,121 |
0.4 |
46 |
527 |
115 |
2.9 |
59 |
Shenandoah |
14,015 |
-4.2 |
110 |
558 |
94 |
4.3 |
32 |
Smyth |
12,904 |
-3.0 |
103 |
576 |
85 |
3.2 |
53 |
Southampton |
4,167 |
-2.3 |
94 |
584 |
84 |
2.1 |
84 |
Spotsylvania |
30,498 |
-0.2 |
59 |
642 |
59 |
2.6 |
64 |
Stafford |
35,272 |
1.7 |
24 |
768 |
28 |
2.4 |
72 |
Surry |
2,342 |
5.0 |
8 |
1,215 |
3 |
15.9 |
2 |
Sussex |
3,691 |
-4.6 |
114 |
576 |
85 |
0.0 |
111 |
Tazewell |
17,927 |
0.5 |
43 |
590 |
80 |
10.1 |
6 |
Warren |
12,372 |
2.8 |
18 |
611 |
70 |
-0.3 |
114 |
Washington |
20,349 |
0.6 |
40 |
612 |
69 |
6.3 |
17 |
Westmoreland |
3,778 |
5.3 |
6 |
503 |
126 |
7.9 |
9 |
Wise |
14,810 |
0.3 |
50 |
637 |
62 |
8.9 |
8 |
Wythe |
12,526 |
2.1 |
21 |
512 |
121 |
1.8 |
92 |
York |
22,176 |
-3.4 |
105 |
609 |
72 |
-4.5 |
128 |
Alexandria City |
100,942 |
0.9 |
33 |
1,160 |
5 |
2.6 |
64 |
Bedford City |
3,773 |
-0.3 |
60 |
607 |
73 |
3.8 |
41 |
Bristol City |
12,857 |
0.4 |
46 |
559 |
92 |
3.9 |
38 |
Buena Vista City |
2,402 |
-6.8 |
126 |
545 |
104 |
7.3 |
13 |
Charlottesville City |
36,593 |
-0.6 |
66 |
798 |
19 |
2.3 |
76 |
Chesapeake City |
99,287 |
-0.9 |
69 |
678 |
47 |
2.6 |
64 |
Colonial Heights City |
10,383 |
2.9 |
16 |
511 |
122 |
5.4 |
23 |
Covington City |
3,968 |
-8.5 |
132 |
703 |
35 |
2.9 |
59 |
Danville City |
28,088 |
1.1 |
30 |
600 |
75 |
1.2 |
101 |
Emporia City |
4,046 |
-6.5 |
125 |
485 |
129 |
0.4 |
107 |
Fairfax City |
20,302 |
-7.5 |
130 |
992 |
10 |
5.1 |
25 |
Falls Church City |
12,694 |
3.2 |
14 |
1,091 |
6 |
-5.0 |
129 |
Franklin City |
4,311 |
7.1 |
3 |
516 |
119 |
3.2 |
53 |
Fredericksburg City |
26,017 |
-2.2 |
93 |
695 |
37 |
3.9 |
38 |
Galax City |
6,556 |
-6.1 |
121 |
490 |
128 |
4.0 |
37 |
Hampton City |
59,409 |
0.9 |
33 |
781 |
24 |
1.3 |
100 |
Harrisonburg City |
31,052 |
-0.5 |
64 |
666 |
51 |
3.9 |
38 |
Hopewell City |
8,252 |
-1.6 |
78 |
880 |
13 |
4.4 |
30 |
Lexington City |
5,104 |
2.2 |
20 |
684 |
44 |
2.4 |
72 |
Lynchburg City |
55,557 |
0.5 |
43 |
695 |
37 |
1.8 |
92 |
Manassas City |
24,100 |
-2.8 |
102 |
1,044 |
8 |
4.3 |
32 |
Manassas Park City |
3,194 |
-15.9 |
134 |
860 |
14 |
6.2 |
19 |
Martinsville City |
12,366 |
-6.4 |
123 |
504 |
125 |
1.6 |
94 |
Newport News City |
98,597 |
-0.7 |
67 |
769 |
27 |
2.1 |
84 |
Norfolk City |
144,127 |
0.9 |
33 |
815 |
18 |
-1.0 |
120 |
Norton City |
4,121 |
0.4 |
46 |
649 |
56 |
-0.6 |
117 |
Petersburg City |
14,720 |
1.5 |
25 |
673 |
49 |
3.7 |
43 |
Poquoson City |
1,980 |
-2.3 |
94 |
549 |
101 |
2.4 |
72 |
Portsmouth City |
43,395 |
0.2 |
52 |
817 |
17 |
-3.0 |
127 |
Radford City |
6,276 |
-5.6 |
119 |
710 |
33 |
5.0 |
26 |
Richmond City |
158,986 |
0.6 |
40 |
954 |
11 |
1.1 |
103 |
Roanoke City |
70,608 |
0.0 |
55 |
689 |
42 |
4.1 |
36 |
Salem City |
22,639 |
0.8 |
36 |
793 |
22 |
3.5 |
47 |
Staunton City |
11,995 |
-2.7 |
101 |
558 |
94 |
3.7 |
43 |
Suffolk City |
25,562 |
2.9 |
16 |
719 |
32 |
2.7 |
61 |
Virginia Beach City |
174,664 |
-1.7 |
82 |
656 |
53 |
1.2 |
101 |
Waynesboro City |
10,367 |
-1.7 |
82 |
600 |
75 |
2.4 |
72 |
Williamsburg City |
15,265 |
-6.8 |
126 |
625 |
65 |
1.5 |
97 |
Winchester City |
26,971 |
-4.5 |
111 |
753 |
29 |
3.3 |
52 |
Last Modified Date: April 14, 2009
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