Cumberland County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cumberland County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Cumberland County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
5,478
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,745
people in Cumberland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,057
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cumberland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cumberland 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cumberland County. 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

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Cumberland 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.