Gloucester County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Gloucester County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Gloucester County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
20,172
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,228
people in Gloucester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$83,689
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Gloucester County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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.

iCOMAT2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Chesapeake, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson City, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York

Other Virginia counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Gloucester 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.