<P> Virginia is an employment - at - will state; its economy has diverse sources of income, including local and federal government, military, farming and business . Virginia has 4.1 million civilian workers, and one - third of the jobs are in the service sector . The unemployment rate in Virginia as of 2017 is 3.8%, which is below the national average . The second fastest job growth town in the nation is Leesburg, as of 2011 . The Gross Domestic Product of Virginia was $452 billion in 2013 . According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Virginia had the most counties in the top 100 wealthiest in the United States at sixteen counties based upon median income in 2007 . Northern Virginia is the highest - income region in Virginia, having six of the twenty highest - income counties in the United States, including the two highest as of 2008 . According to CNN Money Magazine the highest - income town in the nation is Great Falls, as of 2011 . According to a 2013 study by Phoenix Marketing International, Virginia had the seventh - largest number of millionaires per capita in the United States, with a ratio of 6.64% . </P> <P> Virginia has the highest defense spending of any state per capita, providing the Commonwealth with around 900,000 jobs . Approximately 12% of all U.S. federal procurement money is spent in Virginia, the second - highest amount after California . Many Virginians work for federal agencies in Northern Virginia, which include the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense, as well as the National Science Foundation, the United States Geological Survey and the United States Patent and Trademark Office . Many others work for government contractors, including defense and security firms, which hold more than 15,000 federal contracts . </P> <P> Virginia has one of the highest concentrations of veterans of any state, and is second to California in total Department of Defense employees . The Hampton Roads area has the largest concentration of military personnel and assets of any metropolitan area in the world, including the largest naval base in the world, Naval Station Norfolk . In its state government, Virginia employs 106,143 public employees, who combined have a median income of $44,656 as of 2013 . </P> <P> Virginia has the highest concentration of technology workers of any state, and the fourth - highest number of technology workers after California, Texas, and New York . Computer chips became the state's highest - grossing export in 2006, surpassing its traditional top exports of coal and tobacco combined, reaching a total export value of $717 million in 2015 . Northern Virginia, once considered the state's dairy capital, now hosts software, communication technology, defense contracting companies, particularly in the Dulles Technology Corridor . </P>

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