Henrico County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Henrico County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 97 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Henrico County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
182,862
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
334,434
people in Henrico County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,397
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Henrico County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Henrico 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 Henrico 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.

Dominion Energy8 open roles
DPR Construction7 open roles
Veralto7 open roles
W. R. Berkley4 open roles
Berkley W R3 open roles
Bunge Global3 open roles
W. R. Berkley3 open roles
BroadStreet Partners2 open roles
Bunge2 open roles
Carolinas Center For Oral & Facial Surgery2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Henrico County

Capital One National Association20,001–100,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Henrico County

Colleges in Henrico County
College	City	Type	Students
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing	Richmond	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Henrico 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

Virginia Career Works - Henrico
Richmond · Comprehensive · 804-952-6116
Mon-Thur 8:30am-4pm; Fri 8:30am-2pm
Virginia Career Works - Richmond
Richmond · Affiliate
Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00pm and Friday 8:30am - 2:00pm

Cities in Henrico County

Glen Allen84 jobs
Sandston13 jobs

Other Virginia counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Henrico 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.