Emory, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
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No WARN layoff notices naming Emory in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Emory
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Emory & Henry University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Emory. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board
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Washington County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
24,595
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,913
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,774
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.