Economic Development
The County’s economy relies heavily on government, construction, services and the retail trade industries. Powhatan has a civilian labor force of 13,727. Approximately 6,100 people are employed in the County, with approximately 77 percent of the County’s labor force commuting to surrounding localities for work.
With a current 2.7 percent unemployment rate, the County has one of the lowest unemployment levels in the Richmond metropolitan area and the state. Adjusted gross income in Powhatan County is $62,111.00, about 7 percent above the state average. Taxable retail sales in 2005 were $142,804,900.00.
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