Why Virginia - Workforce Virginia Works Harder Overview Quality labor is abundant in Virginia. Since 1990, the state's civilian labor force has grown 47 percent faster than the nation's. An average of 58,000 workers per year has been added to the civilian labor force since 1990. Virginia does not suffer from the problems of its neighboring states.
Labor remains available and competitively priced.
While wages are not as low as in some other Southern states, pay scales are highly competitive in Virginia and are lower than those in the Northeast region. In addition, the Commonwealth is a higher education leader in the Southeastern region and has more adults with bachelor's degrees or higher education than more than two thirds of the country. Labor Supply Growth Meets Demand Business and industry can effectively satisfy their manpower needs in Virginia. For several decades, the state's population has been increasing more rapidly than the nation's. This is confirmed by employment statistics.