Employment and Wages by County in Virginia, Third Quarter 2008

Map of Average Weekly Wages in Virginia

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