Portsmouth, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

42 open professional jobs in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is in Portsmouth city.

Jobs in Portsmouth

Vice President, Medical Affairs - Maryview Medical CenterBon Secours Mercy Health
Manager, Harvest & Post HarvestVerano Holdings
Manager, TransportVerano Holdings
Project ManagerAMP Sortation
Civil Engineer (Construction Management)Commonwealth of Virginia DBA Virginia Port a
Vice President of Academic AffairsConfidential
Head of AI-Driven ITSM TransformationLiberty Mutual Insurance
Senior Buyer - Segment SupportAugmentis
Information Security AnalystProfessional Software Engineering
SUPERVISORY SHIPBUILDING SPECIALIST (GS-13)United States Fleet Forces Command

Employers hiring most in Portsmouth

United States Fleet Forces Command9 open roles
Augmentis2 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia DBA Virginia Port a2 open roles
Defense Logistics Agency2 open roles
Military Treatment Facilities under DHA2 open roles
Nexstar Media Group2 open roles
Verano Holdings2 open roles
Abacus Staffing1 open role
AMP Sortation1 open role
Autozone1 open role

Portsmouth layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Virginia Career Works-Portsmouth Center
Portsmouth · Affiliate · 757-929-2541
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm, Wednesday 9:30am-4:00pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm

Portsmouth city economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
43,235
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
97,299
people in Portsmouth city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,972
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
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.