Covington, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

2 open professional jobs in Covington. Covington is in Covington city.

Jobs in Covington

Remote Retail Territory Manager - Snack SalesMdlz
Process EngineerSmurfit Westrock

Employers hiring most in Covington

Mdlz1 open role
Smurfit Westrock1 open role

Covington layoffs

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

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Virginia Career Works - Covington Center
Covington · Affiliate · 540-613-6370
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:30-4:30; Wednesdays - 9:30-4:30

Covington city economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
2,125
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,671
people in Covington city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$42,724
median household income
Source: Census ACS
22%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.