Fairfax County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fairfax County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4,387 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fairfax County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
628,260
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,144,474
people in Fairfax County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$150,113
median household income
Source: Census ACS
62%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fairfax County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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.

Amazon271 open roles
Capital One190 open roles
CACI International152 open roles
The MITRE144 open roles
Peraton123 open roles
ICF International114 open roles
Steampunk95 open roles
Caci International86 open roles
Appian72 open roles
Leidos62 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Fairfax County

Capital One20,001–100,000 employees
Capital One Financial Corporation20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Fairfax County

Colleges in Fairfax County
College	City	Type	Students
George Mason University	Fairfax	Public 4-year	20,000+
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine	Vienna	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Agora University	Burke	Private nonprofit 4-year

Conferences in Fairfax County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Fairfax County. 3 with dates announced.

POC Homeland Security Summit
Nov 10, 2026 · McLean, VA
Paid ticket. Price not shown on event page.
POC Healthcare Summit
Dec 3, 2026 · McLean, VA
Free expo, paid sessions. Price not shown on the event page (registration form); 2027 edition date TBD.
ATARC CIO & Executive Leadership Summit
Dec 10, 2026 · Reston, VA
Free expo floor; session passes $295. Free for government, military, academia, media and ATARC members; $295 individual industry.
CMMC Accelerate
Usually April (next dates not announced) · Reston, VA
Free. No fee to attend per the event FAQ; 2027 date tentative.
Open call for speakers

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Virginia Career Works Northern Region
Fairfax, Falls Church, Loudoun, Manassas City, Prince William

Virginia Career Works Cherokee Avenue Center
Alexandria · Affiliate · 571-319-1403
Monday - Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm Wednesday - 9:30am - 4:00pm Friday - 9:00am - 2:00pm
Virginia Career Works Fairfax Alexandria Center
Alexandria · Affiliate · 703-533-5400
M-Th 8:00-4:30 and F 10:00-4:30
Virginia Career Works Fairfax Annandale Center
Annandale · Affiliate · 703-533-5400
Monday - Thursday, 8:00am - 4:30pm and Friday, 10:00am - 4:30pm

Cities in Fairfax County

McLean1,312 jobs
Reston860 jobs
Herndon840 jobs
Chantilly514 jobs
Springfield280 jobs
Fort Belvoir194 jobs
Vienna180 jobs
Tysons127 jobs
Lorton31 jobs
Centreville25 jobs
Annandale11 jobs
Merrifield5 jobs
Oakton4 jobs
Burke2 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Fairfax 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.