Galax city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Galax city’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Galax city economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
2,790
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,698
people in Galax city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,438
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Galax city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Galax city 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 Galax city

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.

LifePoint Health1 open role
U.s. Department of Agriculture1 open role
Zobility1 open role

Cities in Galax city

Galax3 jobs

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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.