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Division of Research & Evaluation

Appalachian Regional Commission

Industrial snapshot: Appalachian Virginia

Largest industrial share in 2017: State & Local Government, 60,000 jobs, 16.9 percent of total employment

Fastest growth in employment from 2012 to 2017: Retail Trade, 5 percent growth

Fastest growth in earnings per employee from 2012 to 2017: Education & Information Services, 22 percent growth

For more information, please see the complete report, Industrial Make-up of the Appalachian Region, Employment and Earnings, 2002-2017, available 

for download at www.arc.gov/research. The report includes county-level maps for each industry in the region, allowing for comparisons across states and 

subregions, as well discussion about how trends in the Region compare with those in the United States as a whole.

App. Non-App. Total App. Non-App. Total App. Non-App. Total

Total Employment 357 4,843 5,200 13,420 196,132 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 $39,266 $59,982 $58,561 $46,697 $57,187

State & Local Government 60 484 544 1,488 19,619 16.9 10.0 10.5 11.1 10.0 $54,730 $64,549 $63,461 $58,113 $69,677

Retail Trade 42 458 500 1,493 19,222 11.7 9.5 9.6 11.1 9.8 $11,601 $18,636 $18,046 $17,906 $22,477

Manufacturing 42 209 251 1,342 13,307 11.6 4.3 4.8 10.0 6.8 $57,811 $68,402 $66,646 $63,583 $77,469

Professional, Technical Services 35 909 943 1,619 28,479 9.7 18.8 18.1 12.1 14.5 $28,121 $75,670 $73,917 $43,107 $61,372

Health, Social Services 35 463 498 1,562 22,199 9.7 9.6 9.6 11.6 11.3 $44,797 $57,570 $56,680 $53,807 $56,340

Food, Lodging, Entertainment 30 451 481 1,240 19,155 8.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.8 $19,945 $24,176 $23,911 $21,308 $27,685

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 22 439 461 1,040 19,616 6.2 9.1 8.9 7.8 10.0 $20,850 $49,582 $48,206 $37,716 $60,386

Personal & Other Services 21 290 310 793 11,170 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.7 $30,875 $38,593 $38,080 $32,180 $36,353

Wholesale Trade, Transportation 17 292 309 874 14,148 4.9 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.2 $84,568 $81,743 $81,902 $80,686 $83,878

Construction 17 271 289 775 10,636 4.8 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.4 $41,839 $60,313 $59,209 $53,773 $64,788

Farming, Forestry 17 46 63 325 3,552 4.8 0.9 1.2 2.4 1.8 -$32 $13,556 $9,857 $13,726 $28,111

Education, Information Services 9 182 190 432 8,075 2.4 3.8 3.7 3.2 4.1 $81,861 $99,203 $98,427 $79,670 $82,520

Coal, Gas, Other Mining 5 9 14 140 1,505 1.4 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.8 $66,434 $10,443 $31,164 $48,966 $67,769

Federal Government, Military 5 330 335 241 4,786 1.3 6.8 6.4 1.8 2.4 $60,668 $111,264 $110,539 $78,938 $91,808

Utilities 1 12 13 57 664 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 $92,676 $127,335 $124,724 $109,314 $125,893

2017

Employment (thousands) Industrial Share Earnings per employee

Virginia App. U.S. Virginia App. U.S. Virginia App. U.S.

App. Non-App. Total App. Non-App. Total

Total Employment -0.8 7.7 7.1 4.7 9.6 -1.6 0.3 0.4 3.7 3.4

State & Local Government 1.7 1.3 1.4 -0.7 2.3 11.5 11.6 11.6 6.8 7.9

Retail Trade -0.9 4.3 3.8 2.5 6.4 3.3 14.8 14.3 22.4 15.6

Manufacturing 0.4 3.5 3.0 5.5 5.6 0.4 -2.6 -2.1 3.4 1.4

Professional, Technical Services 5.0 7.9 7.8 7.1 12.0 -17.9 -3.0 -3.2 9.3 7.8

Health, Social Services 0.6 11.0 10.2 5.3 10.5 2.5 4.1 4.1 4.7 4.1

Food, Lodging, Entertainment 0.0 13.7 12.8 11.6 15.1 4.1 5.6 5.6 6.2 8.0

Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 3.5 11.7 11.3 8.6 11.7 -11.1 -7.9 -7.8 -2.5 2.9

Personal & Other Services -2.0 8.2 7.5 3.7 7.7 -2.0 -1.0 -0.9 3.1 2.5

Wholesale Trade, Transportation -3.8 20.0 18.3 6.2 16.8 1.2 -10.9 -10.2 -0.6 -5.6

Construction -5.8 9.3 8.3 7.2 19.0 -4.3 3.2 3.1 3.5 7.9

Farming, Forestry -2.1 -1.2 -1.4 0.7 1.3 -100.6 -28.3 -34.8 -6.2 -18.9

Education, Information Services -6.5 4.1 3.6 2.4 8.7 22.0 13.1 13.6 4.4 6.5

Coal, Gas, Other Mining -37.7 0.1 -18.2 -17.3 -2.7 -34.1 -64.6 -51.4 -23.3 -36.4

Federal Government, Military -1.1 -0.2 -0.2 -3.9 -2.9 -0.9 2.4 2.4 3.4 2.8

Utilities -0.4 14.7 13.4 11.0 14.9 2.9 -2.2 -1.6 0.3 -2.6

2012-2017

Percent change in employment Percent change in earnings per employee

Virginia App. U.S. Virginia App. U.S.