Harrisonburg city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Harrisonburg city’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 24 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Harrisonburg city economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
25,459
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,492
people in Harrisonburg city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,752
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Harrisonburg city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Harrisonburg 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 Harrisonburg 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.

Kerry3 open roles
United Bank3 open roles
Church World Service2 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia2 open roles
Aramark1 open role
Black Bear Talent1 open role
Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust1 open role
Chipotle Mexican Grill1 open role
EDI Staffing1 open role

Colleges in Harrisonburg city

Colleges in Harrisonburg city
College	City	Type	Students
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	Public 4-year	20,000+
Eastern Mennonite University	Harrisonburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Cities in Harrisonburg city

Harrisonburg24 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.