Poquoson city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Poquoson city’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Poquoson city economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.9% the month before
6,778
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,556
people in Poquoson city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$120,919
median household income
Source: Census ACS
53%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Poquoson city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Poquoson 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Hampton Roads Workforce Council
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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.