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Augusta County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Augusta County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 27 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Augusta County economy

  • 2.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 40,568

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 77,713

    people in Augusta County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $79,972

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Augusta County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Augusta County 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

Employers hiring most in Augusta County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Wieland Rolled Products North America4 open roles
  2. Innovative Refrigeration Systems3 open roles
  3. Gables Search Group2 open roles
  4. Shamrock Foods2 open roles
  5. Amazon1 open role
  6. Attentive1 open role
  7. Augusta Health1 open role
  8. Blue Ridge Area Food Bank1 open role
  9. Builders FirstSource1 open role
  10. Client Staffing Solutions1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Augusta County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Virginia Career Works - Fishersville Center

    Staunton · Comprehensive · 540-332-7750

    Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm; Wed 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Cities in Augusta County

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Augusta County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.