Northampton County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Northampton County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Northampton County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
5,482
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,115
people in Northampton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,933
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Northampton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Northampton 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

Employers hiring most in Northampton County

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.

Multifamily Management1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Northampton 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

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Laid off or looking for work in Northampton 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.