James City County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

James City County economy

• 3.6%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.6% the month before

• 37,394

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 80,046

  people in James City County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $107,046

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 48%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

James City County layoffs

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

• Hampton Roads Workforce Council

  Chesapeake, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson City, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York

• Virginia Career Works Williamsburg

  Williamsburg · Affiliate · 757-920-5344

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

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