Charles City County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Charles City County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Charles City County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
3,342
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,686
people in Charles City County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,339
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Charles City County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Charles City 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

Job fairs and business events in Charles City County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Charles City County.

Job fairNov 2, 2026 · Richmond, VA
Construction Hiring Fair
Hiring: Construction Company · With Virginia Career Works - Henrico · With Virginia Career Works - Richmond · Workforce board: Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Hiring eventNov 5, 2026 · Henrico, VA
Epic Hiring Event
Hiring: Epic · With Virginia Career Works - Henrico · With Virginia Career Works - Richmond · Workforce board: Capital Region Workforce Development Board
FundingDec 11, 2026
Joint Meeting of the Capital Region Workforce Partnership, Consortium of Chief Local Elected Officials (CLEOs) and the Capital Region Workforce Development Board
With Virginia Career Works - Henrico · With Virginia Career Works - Richmond · Workforce board: Capital Region Workforce Development Board

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Charles City County?

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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.