Detailed Labor Statistics
| Unemployment | |
|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate (December 2019) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 3.4% |
| Extended Labor Market Area | 2.8% |
| Statewide | 2.5% |
| Unemployed (2018) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 2,691 |
| Extended Labor Market Area | 18,322 |
| Total | 21,013 |
| Underemployed (4th Quarter 2019) | |
| Virginia’s Growth Alliance | 6,984 |
| Extended Labor Market Area | 65,720 |
| Total | 72,704 |
| Employment by Sector* 4th Qtr. 2018) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture Forestry Fishing and Hunting | 1,234 | 2.4% |
| Mining Quarrying and Oil & Gas Extraction | 164 | 0.3% |
| Utilities | 332 | 0.7% |
| Construction | 2,032 | 4.0% |
| Manufacturing | 5,277 | 10.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,255 | 2.5% |
| Retail Trade | 5,666 | 11.1% |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 1,318 | 2.6% |
| Information | 376 | 0.7% |
| Finance and Insurance | 819 | 1.6% |
| Real Estate and Rental & Leasing | 344 | 0.7% |
| Professional Scientific and Technical Services | 964 | 1.9% |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 362 | 0.7% |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management | 2,255 | 4.4% |
| Educational Services | 826 | 1.6% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7,750 | 15.2% |
| Arts Entertainment and Recreation | 182 | 0.4% |
| Accomodation and Food Serivces | 4,187 | 8.2% |
| Other Services | 1,837 | 3.6% |
| Total Government | 13,698 | 26.8% |
| Federal Government | 720 | 1.4% |
| State Government | 6,112 | 12.0% |
| Local Government | 7,866 | 13.5% |
| Unclassified | 150 | 0.3% |
| Total | 51,028 | 100.0% |
*By Business Establishment
| Major Employers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | ||
| Company | Product/Service | Estimated Employment |
| Beach Mold & Tool | Molded Plastic Components | 100-299 |
| Boars Head Provisions Co., Inc. | Deli-style meats | 600 - 999 |
| Gemini, Inc. | Signs | 50 - 99 |
| Georgia Pacific Wood Products | Wood products | 300 - 599 |
| Genesis Products, Inc. | Wood products | 100 - 299 |
| Global Safety Textiles, LLC | Textiles | 300-599 |
| Morgan Lumber Company, Inc. | Sawmill | 50 - 99 |
| SteelFab Inc. | Fabricated structural metal | 50 - 99 |
| Toll Integrated Systems | Trusses | 50 - 99 |
| Virginia Marble Manufacturers, Inc. | Marble tops | 100 - 299 |
| NonManufacturing | ||
| Company | Product/Service | Estimated Employment |
| Centra Southside Community Hospital | Health Care | 300-599 |
| Greensville Correctional Center | Correctional institution | 600 - 999 |
| Jones Apparel Group | Apparel distribution | 300 - 599 |
| Lawrenceville Correctional Center | Correctional institution | 300 - 599 |
| Longwood University | Higher Education | 1,000-1,499 |
| Lunenburg Correctional Center | Correctional institution | 100 - 299 |
| Microsoft Data Center | Data Storage | 100 - 299 |
| Prospecta | Data Storage | 100 - 299 |
| Piedmont Geriatric Hospital | State hospital | 300 - 599 |
| S&M Brands | Tobacco wholesaler | 50 - 99 |
| Southern Virginia Regional Medical Center | Health care | 300 - 599 |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Higher education | 300 - 599 |
| VCU Community Memorial Health Center | Health Care | 600 - 999 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | Retail Super Center | 600-999 |
| Estimated Earnings (May 2018) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation | Median Wage | Mean Wage | Median Salary | Mean Salary |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | $11.32 | $12.14 | $23,550 | $25,263 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $20.09 | $18.82 | $41,784 | $39,137 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | $18.27 | $18.95 | $37,994 | $39,413 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $14.64 | $15.72 | $30,452 | $32,695 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $19.05 | $19.50 | $39,621 | $40,552 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $25.90 | $26.50 | $53,876 | $55,115 |
| Maintenance and Reair Workers, General | $16.56 | $18.06 | $34,448 | $37,570 |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | $22.41 | $23.28 | $46,603 | $48,419 |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $22.92 | $23.53 | $47,675 | $48,949 |
| Office Clerks, General | $12.36 | $13.70 | $25,719 | $28,486 |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical & Executive | $15.17 | $16.26 | $31,550 | $33,820 |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $13.86 | $13.70 | $28,825 | $28,494 |
| Customer Service Representatives | $13.57 | $14.82 | $28,220 | $30,829 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | $16.52 | $16.81 | $34,358 | $34,957 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | $23.04 | $25.57 | $47,928 | $53,183 |
| Computer Support Specialists | $22.74 | $23.05 | $47,289 | $47,962 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators* | $33.64 | $36.26 | $69,957 | $75,425 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $38.14 | $38.67 | $79,336 | $80,445 |
| Accountants and Auditors | $31.01 | $33.01 | $64.491 | $68,654 |
| Human Resources Specialists | $24,85 | $26.00 | $51,697 | $54,095 |
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