# Counties in Virginia by covered employment (QCEW), 2025

All 133 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `covered_employment`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | jobs |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 634,638 |
| 2 | Loudoun County | 204,941 |
| 3 | Henrico County | 193,232 |
| 4 | Arlington County | 180,735 |
| 5 | Virginia Beach city | 180,315 |
| 6 | Richmond city | 167,843 |
| 7 | Chesterfield County | 148,684 |
| 8 | Prince William County | 146,171 |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 144,347 |
| 10 | Chesapeake city | 107,476 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 101,627 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 80,604 |
| 13 | Roanoke city | 66,348 |
| 14 | Albemarle County | 65,494 |
| 15 | Hanover County | 57,566 |
| 16 | Stafford County | 51,229 |
| 17 | Hampton city | 50,813 |
| 18 | Lynchburg city | 47,722 |
| 19 | Suffolk city | 44,427 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 43,874 |
| 21 | Portsmouth city | 43,065 |
| 22 | Frederick County | 38,290 |
| 23 | Spotsylvania County | 38,037 |
| 24 | Roanoke County | 37,434 |
| 25 | Charlottesville city | 37,129 |
| 26 | Rockingham County | 34,938 |
| 27 | Harrisonburg city | 31,238 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 31,235 |
| 29 | James City County | 30,485 |
| 30 | Fairfax city | 25,223 |
| 31 | Danville city | 25,188 |
| 32 | Fredericksburg city | 25,109 |
| 33 | Winchester city | 25,086 |
| 34 | Manassas city | 24,249 |
| 35 | Fauquier County | 23,920 |
| 36 | York County | 22,567 |
| 37 | Washington County | 21,147 |
| 38 | Salem city | 20,590 |
| 39 | Goochland County | 18,926 |
| 40 | Bedford County | 18,784 |
| 41 | Campbell County | 18,718 |
| 42 | Culpeper County | 16,412 |
| 43 | Franklin County | 15,810 |
| 44 | Prince George County | 15,576 |
| 45 | Henry County | 15,384 |
| 46 | Pulaski County | 13,753 |
| 47 | King George County | 13,622 |
| 48 | Tazewell County | 13,374 |
| 49 | Shenandoah County | 13,072 |
| 50 | Pittsylvania County | 13,000 |
| 51 | Warren County | 12,966 |
| 52 | Accomack County | 12,942 |
| 53 | Williamsburg city | 12,705 |
| 54 | Botetourt County | 12,344 |
| 55 | Falls Church city | 12,343 |
| 56 | Mecklenburg County | 11,904 |
| 57 | Halifax County | 11,810 |
| 58 | Staunton city | 11,804 |
| 59 | Petersburg city | 11,708 |
| 60 | Wythe County | 11,567 |
| 61 | Smyth County | 11,230 |
| 62 | Wise County | 10,958 |
| 63 | Bristol city | 10,854 |
| 64 | Waynesboro city | 10,390 |
| 65 | Louisa County | 10,331 |
| 66 | Gloucester County | 10,113 |
| 67 | Isle of Wight County | 9,852 |
| 68 | Colonial Heights city | 9,689 |
| 69 | Orange County | 9,409 |
| 70 | Dinwiddie County | 9,269 |
| 71 | Martinsville city | 8,857 |
| 72 | Prince Edward County | 8,700 |
| 73 | Powhatan County | 8,689 |
| 74 | Amherst County | 7,835 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 7,375 |
| 76 | Caroline County | 7,022 |
| 77 | New Kent County | 6,309 |
| 78 | Rockbridge County | 6,230 |
| 79 | Radford city | 6,190 |
| 80 | Russell County | 6,134 |
| 81 | Carroll County | 5,796 |
| 82 | Buchanan County | 5,696 |
| 83 | Galax city | 5,618 |
| 84 | Page County | 5,535 |
| 85 | Lexington city | 5,461 |
| 86 | Nottoway County | 5,422 |
| 87 | Giles County | 5,245 |
| 88 | Scott County | 4,929 |
| 89 | Lancaster County | 4,731 |
| 90 | Fluvanna County | 4,726 |
| 91 | Northampton County | 4,492 |
| 92 | King William County | 4,314 |
| 93 | Lee County | 4,198 |
| 94 | Clarke County | 4,140 |
| 95 | Patrick County | 4,043 |
| 96 | Greene County | 4,008 |
| 97 | Nelson County | 3,980 |
| 98 | Franklin city | 3,898 |
| 99 | Floyd County | 3,831 |
| 100 | Manassas Park city | 3,759 |
| 101 | Covington city | 3,679 |
| 102 | Appomattox County | 3,660 |
| 103 | Essex County | 3,570 |
| 104 | Southampton County | 3,487 |
| 105 | Brunswick County | 3,414 |
| 106 | Greensville County | 3,360 |
| 107 | Dickenson County | 3,333 |
| 108 | Grayson County | 3,254 |
| 109 | Alleghany County | 3,240 |
| 110 | Middlesex County | 3,238 |
| 111 | Westmoreland County | 3,204 |
| 112 | Norton city | 3,167 |
| 113 | Sussex County | 3,162 |
| 114 | Emporia city | 3,102 |
| 115 | Madison County | 3,099 |
| 116 | Buckingham County | 3,038 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 2,985 |
| 118 | Charlotte County | 2,735 |
| 119 | Amelia County | 2,497 |
| 120 | Lunenburg County | 2,363 |
| 121 | Northumberland County | 2,314 |
| 122 | Buena Vista city | 2,302 |
| 123 | Bath County | 2,269 |
| 124 | Surry County | 2,203 |
| 125 | Bland County | 2,099 |
| 126 | Charles City County | 2,065 |
| 127 | Poquoson city | 1,857 |
| 128 | Mathews County | 1,589 |
| 129 | Rappahannock County | 1,570 |
| 130 | Cumberland County | 1,436 |
| 131 | King and Queen County | 1,156 |
| 132 | Craig County | 764 |
| 133 | Highland County | 613 |