Average Employment by Industry Sector

The Middle Peninsula offers a readily workforce and a varied cluster of employers rooted in manufacturing, avionics, wood products, aquaculture, agriculture as well as niche clusters of information technology. The region also boasts a significant depth of talent in the hospitality industry. With an extended labor market area that dips into neighboring urban centers, employers in the Middle Peninsula region find a diversity of skilled employees that expands the talent pool

Industry	Industry Code	Region Total	% of Total Industry in Region
Accomodation and Food Services	72	2,344	10.0%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management	56	718	3.1%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	11	348	1.5%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	71	364	1.6%
Construction	23	1,569	6.7%
Educational Services	61	Confid.	N/A
Finance and Insurance	52	513*	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	62	3,617	15.5%
Information	51	149	0.6%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	31-33	977	4.2%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	21	N/A	N/A
Other Services (except Public Administration)	81	1,063	4.6%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	54	964	4.1%
Public Administration	92	1,231	5.3%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	53	195	0.8%
Retail Trade	44-45	3,888	16.7%
Transportation and Warehousing	48-49	546	2.3%
Unclassified Establishments	99	71	0.3%
Utilities	22	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	42	656	2.8%
Total, All Industries	0	23,341	100.0%

Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 4th quarter, 2018
*Regional Industry Sector Employment Total does not include employment from all communities because of data confidentiality
N/A or Confid.: Regional Sector Employment Total is not available because of data confidentiality in some communities.