New River Valley Times

There were seven specialty trade contractors in Virginia that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.

CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as professional, scientific and technical services businesses with 500 or more employees in Virginia than in any other category.

The following table shows how many specialty trade contractors with 500 or more employees were in Virginia during the period from 2012 to 2016.