Chester, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Chester

• Project ManagerIES Holdings
• QA/QC Site Manager - Data CenterIES Holdings
• Fire Alarm Project Manager - Data CenterIES Holdings
• Sr. Electrical Engineer, PEITAC
• Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity 12-month Faculty / Lab Director (GA002)Brightpoint Community College
• Manager, OperationsDSV
• Team LeadDSV
• Shop ManagerSaia
• Paralegal SpecialistUS Army
• Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity 12-month Faculty / Lab Director (GA002)Brightpoint Community College

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Employers hiring most in Chester

1. IES Holdings6 open roles
2. ITAC4 open roles
3. Brightpoint Community College3 open roles
4. DSV2 open roles
5. Holder Construction2 open roles
6. Mastec2 open roles
7. Amazon1 open role
8. American Civil Constructors1 open role
9. Builders FirstSource1 open role
10. Cintas1 open role

Chester layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chester in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chester. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• Capital Region Workforce Development Board

  Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond

Chesterfield County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.4% the month before

• 202,753

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 371,610

  people in Chesterfield County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $98,910

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 48%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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