Lexington city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Lexington city economy
6.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.1% the month before
3,139
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,420
people in Lexington city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,598
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lexington city layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lexington city in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Lexington 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.
- Commonwealth of Virginia10 open roles
- Washington and Lee University3 open roles
- Sysco2 open roles
- Avion Hospitality1 open role
- Charles V. Hardenbergh, PC1 open role
- CommonSpirit Health1 open role
- Fooji1 open role
- Gray1 open role
- Hansen Talent Group1 open role
- Jabil1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Lexington city
- Washington and Lee University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Lexington city
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Military Institute | Lexington | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Washington and Lee University | Lexington | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Cities in Lexington city
- Lexington28 jobs
Other Virginia counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.