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Grayson County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grayson County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Grayson County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 6,395

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 15,323

    people in Grayson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $42,864

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grayson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grayson 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 Grayson County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Virginia Career Work-Galax Center-Crossroads Institute

    Galax · Affiliate · 276-236-5105

    8:30am - 4:00pm Mon, Tues, Thur; 9:30am - 4:00pm Wed; , Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Grayson 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.