Lancaster County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lancaster County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Lancaster County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
4,681
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
10,876
people in Lancaster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,169
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lancaster County layoffs

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

Bay Area Local Workforce Development Board
Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Fredericksburg, King George, King William, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Lancaster County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.