Prince Edward County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Prince Edward County economy
5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
8,869
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
21,932
people in Prince Edward County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,082
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Prince Edward County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Prince Edward County 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 Prince Edward 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.
- CoreCivic1 open role
- Taylor Strategy Partners1 open role
Colleges in Prince Edward County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood University | Farmville | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Hampden-Sydney College | Hampden-Sydney | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Prince Edward County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- South Central Local Workforce Development Board
Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward
Cities in Prince Edward County
- Farmville2 jobs
- Hampden-Sydney
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.