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Employment data are from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics and Employment Projections programs. State-level projections data are from Projections Central and State Labor Market Information offices.

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      Employment Concentration of Buyers and Purchasing Agents in Virginia

      You’re seeing employment concentration figures for Buyers and Purchasing Agents because we don’t have information for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products.

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      Rank Region 2023 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
      1 Richmond, VA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.85
      2 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.79
      3 Virginia Above average opportunities 1.75
      4 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.56
      5 Northeast Virginia Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.53
      6 Roanoke, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.16
      7 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.16
      8 Lynchburg, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.11
      9 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.11
      10 Charlottesville, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.03
      11 Southside Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 1.02
      12 Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area Average opportunities 1
      13 Staunton-Waynesboro, VA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.95
      14 Northwest Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 0.91
      15 Southwest Virginia Balance of State Average opportunities 0.82
      16 Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area Below average opportunities 0.68