Roanoke, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Roanoke
- Marketing CoordinatorCity of Roanoke
- Marketing Coordinator who, plot twist, actually likes people.Slovensky Law
- Environmental Field Project Manager - StackOnterris
- Sr. Energy Services Project ManagerTrane U.s.
- Specimen Processing Group LeadQuest Diagnostics
- Hospital Quality Assurance SpecialistQuest Diagnostics
- Warehouse ManagerIES Holdings
- Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare
- Specialty Account Manager, Auvelity (Roanoke, VA)Axsome Therapeutics
- Specialty Account Manager, Long Term Care (Roanoke, VA)Axsome Therapeutics
Employers hiring most in Roanoke
- Carilion Clinic20 open roles
- HII Mission Technologies8 open roles
- Optical Cable8 open roles
- Virginia Tech4 open roles
- Gannett Fleming TranSystems3 open roles
- Nexstar Media Group3 open roles
- Placements243 open roles
- ATG Recruiting2 open roles
- Axsome Therapeutics2 open roles
- BillionToOne2 open roles
Roanoke layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Roanoke 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 Roanoke
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Hollins University | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Roanoke. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board
Alleghany, Botetourt, Clifton Forge, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke City
Virginia Career Works Roanoke Center
Roanoke · Comprehensive · 540-613-8220
Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri 8:30am-4:00pm; Wed 9:30am-4:00pm
Roanoke city economy
3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.0% the month before
48,136
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
98,677
people in Roanoke city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,671
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.