Hanover County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hanover County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 54 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hanover County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
61,225
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
111,652
people in Hanover County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$109,504
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hanover County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hanover 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 Hanover 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.

Trane U.s.3 open roles
ARM Group2 open roles
Bon Secours Hampton Roads2 open roles
Bon Secours Mercy Health2 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia2 open roles
DPR Construction2 open roles
SAM2 open roles
Allan Myers1 open role
Cameron Ashley Building Products1 open role
Career Development Partners1 open role

Colleges in Hanover County

Colleges in Hanover County
College	City	Type	Students
Randolph-Macon College	Ashland	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond

Cities in Hanover County

Ashland30 jobs
Mechanicsville21 jobs
Hanover3 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Hanover 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.