Wise, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Wise
- Program Director, GO VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
- Program Director, GO VirginiaUVA Health
Employers hiring most in Wise
- University of Virginia1 open role
- UVA Health1 open role
Wise layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Wise 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 Wise
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wise. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board
Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Wise
Virginia Career Works-Wise Center
Wise · Affiliate · 276-325-7314
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Wise County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.6% the month before
12,815
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
35,727
people in Wise County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,740
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Wise?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.