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Hampton city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hampton city’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 120 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hampton city economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 65,986

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 137,334

    people in Hampton city

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $67,758

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hampton city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hampton 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 Hampton 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.

  1. Howmet Aerospace19 open roles
  2. Leidos10 open roles
  3. Govcio9 open roles
  4. CACI International6 open roles
  5. Sierra Lobo5 open roles
  6. Caci International4 open roles
  7. Veterans Health Administration4 open roles
  8. Hampton Roads Transit3 open roles
  9. Hampton University3 open roles
  10. Amazon2 open roles

Colleges in Hampton city

Colleges in Hampton city
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Hampton UniversityHamptonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Virginia Career Works-- Hampton Center

    Hampton · Comprehensive · 757-766-4900

    Monday -Thursday- 8:30am-4:00pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm

Cities in Hampton city

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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.