Chesterfield County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chesterfield County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 47 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Chesterfield County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
202,753
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
371,610
people in Chesterfield County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$98,910
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chesterfield County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield 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.

IES Holdings6 open roles
ITAC4 open roles
Axyde Analytics3 open roles
Brightpoint Community College3 open roles
Accessia Health2 open roles
DSV2 open roles
Holder Construction2 open roles
Mastec2 open roles
Westwood Professional Services2 open roles
acac Fitness & Wellness Center1 open role

Colleges in Chesterfield County

Colleges in Chesterfield County
College	City	Type	Students
Virginia State University	Petersburg	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chesterfield 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

Cities in Chesterfield County

Chester26 jobs
Midlothian21 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Chesterfield County?

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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.