South Boston, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
South Boston layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming South Boston in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving South Boston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Local Workforce Development Board
Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward
Virginia Career Works - South Boston Center
South Boston · Comprehensive · 434-572-8064
Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm and Wed 9:30am-4:30pm
Halifax County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
14,306
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,811
people in Halifax County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,244
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
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.