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Virginia Beach, VA 23461 Employment, Occupation and Industry

Virginia Beach, VA 23461 Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Virginia Beach, VA Virginia United States
White Collar 138,585 80.30% 2,639,899 77.58% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 33,992 19.70% 762,794 22.42% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 32,932 16.47% 720,784 18.50% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 46,972 23.49% 951,212 24.42% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 58,681 29.35% 967,903 24.85% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 27,195 13.60% 480,804 12.34% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 166 0.08% 12,256 0.31% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 18,255 9.13% 342,065 8.78% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 15,737 7.87% 420,729 10.80% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Virginia Beach, VA 23461 Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Virginia Beach, VA Virginia United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 342 0.17% 37,968 0.97% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 14,549 7.28% 286,119 7.34% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 10,690 5.35% 364,761 9.36% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 4,833 2.42% 88,394 2.27% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 22,785 11.40% 373,175 9.58% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 9,376 4.69% 192,864 4.95% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 6,531 3.27% 146,059 3.75% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 16,940 8.47% 256,543 6.59% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 23,917 11.96% 509,977 13.09% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 45,573 22.79% 789,662 20.27% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 19,112 9.56% 298,103 7.65% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 10,772 5.39% 220,003 5.65% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 14,518 7.26% 332,125 8.53% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Virginia Beach, VA 23461 Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Virginia Beach, VA Virginia United States
Employment Potential 328,387 6,190,443 237,450,726
Civilian Total 199,938 3,895,753 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 98,413 29.97% 2,034,780 32.87% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 101,525 30.92% 1,860,973 30.06% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 26,888 8.19% 117,684 1.90% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 4,734 1.44% 23,720 0.38% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 7,042 2.14% 159,137 2.57% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 7,477 2.28% 124,153 2.01% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 30,160 9.18% 752,065 12.15% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 52,148 15.88% 1,117,931 18.06% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Virginia Beach, VA 23461 Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Virginia Beach, VA Virginia United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 143,058 71.55% 2,747,175 70.52% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 12,521 6.26% 262,077 6.73% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 17,082 8.54% 271,388 6.97% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 4,840 2.42% 164,522 4.22% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 13,389 6.70% 265,475 6.81% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 8,854 4.43% 180,942 4.64% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 194 0.10% 4,174 0.11% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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