Norfolk city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Norfolk city’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 276 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Norfolk city economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
105,709
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
235,037
people in Norfolk city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,017
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Norfolk city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Norfolk city 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 Norfolk 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.

Seacorp15 open roles
United States Fleet Forces Command11 open roles
CACI International8 open roles
Eastern Virginia Medical School7 open roles
Indus Technology7 open roles
Frontier Technology6 open roles
Hampton Roads Transit6 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies6 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia5 open roles
PRA Group5 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Norfolk city

Sentara Health1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Norfolk city

Colleges in Norfolk city
College	City	Type	Students
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	Public 4-year	20,000+
Norfolk State University	Norfolk	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Eastern Virginia Medical School	Norfolk	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Norfolk city

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Norfolk city. 1 with dates announced.

NACADA Region Conferences
Mar 16 to Mar 18, 2027 · Norfolk, VA
Paid ticket, price not listed
Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 3, 2026

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Norfolk city. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Virginia Works-Norfolk Center
Norfolk · Comprehensive · 757-910-3601
Mon-Thurs, 8:30am-4:00pm / Fri, 8:30am-12:00pm Closed at 3pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, as well as all State and Federal Holidays.

Cities in Norfolk city

Norfolk276 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

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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.