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About Hampton Roads VA

Hampton Roads is made up of seven separate and autonomous cities. Like other major metropolitan areas, it can be challenging to figure out where one city ends and the next begins. Many people call the region “Tidewater” or simply refer to one of its cities. With a landmass of nearly 1,500 square miles and a population of more than 1.7 million people, Hampton Roads is the 34th largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.

Some of the local areas in the region are Southside, which is also known as South Hampton Roads, comprises the five cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. The Peninsula is another location, which is made up of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg and Poquoson, as well as the counties of York and James City. Overall, the area represents 400 years of American history.

Hampton Roads Economy

Hampton Roads spent 10 years waiting for its economy to rebound, after a number of jobs were lost during the recession and military sequestration. Finally, by 2017, the per capita personal income had grown by 8.5% since 2008. The unemployment rate of 3.3% was the lowest it had been since 2007.

Manufacturing jobs grew by more than 4,000 during 2018 and were the fastest-growing of any industry in the region. There were more than 57,000 manufacturing workers in the region by the end of 2018, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, out of more than 595,000 private employees. Plus, military spending has been on the rise after several flat years.

Hotels in the area took in $728 million in revenue last year, nearly $20 million more than before the recession. Private-sector job creation has been slower here, however, than in other metro areas, and the number of business establishments has not yet reached pre-recession levels.

Working in Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is home to four Fortune 500 companies in the food, transportation, retail and shipbuilding industries. These are Smithfield Foods, Norfolk Southern, Dollar Tree, and Huntington Ingalls. The region's economic base is largely port-related, with almost 50,000 federal civilian employees. Compensation in the region is competitive, and a 2016 news report found public service executives in the Peninsula area expected to make $100,000 in salary that year. Most will make north of $150,000 and get thousands more in additional compensation.

Jobs for Veterans in Hampton Roads

The military has played a pivotal role in Hampton Roads since the English arrived in 1607. The area still hosts more than 95,000 uniformed personnel, and many of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines engaged in active duty call Hampton Roads home. That also means a higher percentage of veterans and their families live there and look for jobs in the community.

Between the peripheral jobs created by organizations dealing with the military bases and the infrastructure required to support the population of 1.7 million in the metropolitan area, there is a wide array of jobs to be found. Companies employing veterans in Hampton Roads VA qualify for both federal tax incentives as well as other state-level rebates available.

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