Highland County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Highland County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Highland County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.6% the month before
1,201
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,265
people in Highland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,946
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Highland County layoffs

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

Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista, Clarke, Frederick, Harrisonburg, Highland, Lexington, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Winchester

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Highland County?

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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.