Lexington, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Lexington
- Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Lexington, VirginiaMileHigh Adjusters Houston
- PresidentWashington and Lee University
- Senior Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs (Health Sciences)University of Kentucky
- Director of EngineeringAvion Hospitality
- Regional New Cadet Recruiter at VMI Admissions Lexington, VAVMI Admissions
- Accounting ManagerKendal
- Entry-Level Recruiter: Uncapped Bonuses & Fast Career GrowthTotal Quality Logistics
- Sales RepresentativeSouthern National Roofing
- Marketing Project CoordinatorFooji
- District Sales ManagerSysco
Employers hiring most in Lexington
- Commonwealth of Virginia10 open roles
- Washington and Lee University3 open roles
- Sysco2 open roles
- Avion Hospitality1 open role
- Charles V. Hardenbergh, PC1 open role
- CommonSpirit Health1 open role
- Fooji1 open role
- Gray1 open role
- Hansen Talent Group1 open role
- Jabil1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Lexington
- Washington and Lee University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Lexington layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lexington 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 Lexington
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Military Institute | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Washington and Lee University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Lexington city economy
6.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.1% the month before
3,139
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,420
people in Lexington city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,598
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
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.