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	2,293	9.8%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management	56	741	3.2%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	11	372	1.6%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	71	384	1.6%
Construction	23	1,529	6.5%
Educational Services	61	1,535*	N/A
Finance and Insurance	52	507*	N/A
Health Care and Social Assistance	62	3,642	15.6%
Information	51	155	0.7%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	55	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	31-33	936	4.0%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	21	N/A	N/A
Other Services (except Public Administration)	81	1,028	4.4%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	54	1,011	4.3%
Public Administration	92	1,179	5.0%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	53	192	0.8%
Retail Trade	44-45	3,984	17.0%
Transportation and Warehousing	48-49	534	2.3%
Unclassified Establishments	99	71	0.3%
Utilities	22	N/A	N/A
Wholesale Trade	42	679	2.9&
Total, All Industries	0	23,390	100.0%

Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2nd 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.