Portsmouth city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Portsmouth city economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
43,235
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
97,299
people in Portsmouth city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,972
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Portsmouth city layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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.
- United States Fleet Forces Command9 open roles
- Augmentis2 open roles
- Commonwealth of Virginia DBA Virginia Port a2 open roles
- Defense Logistics Agency2 open roles
- Military Treatment Facilities under DHA2 open roles
- Nexstar Media Group2 open roles
- Verano Holdings2 open roles
- Abacus Staffing1 open role
- AMP Sortation1 open role
- Autozone1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Portsmouth city. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Virginia Career Works-Portsmouth Center
Portsmouth · Affiliate · 757-929-2541
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 8:30am-4:00pm, Wednesday 9:30am-4:00pm, Friday 8:30am-12:00pm
Cities in Portsmouth city
- Portsmouth42 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.