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Rappahannock County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rappahannock County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rappahannock County economy

  • 2.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.9% the month before

  • 3,561

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,409

    people in Rappahannock County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $98,125

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rappahannock County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock 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.

  1. Peraton4 open roles
  2. Leidos2 open roles
  3. OnTrac2 open roles
  4. Cathexis1 open role
  5. Palmer Staffing Services1 open role
  6. Tecton1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Rappahannock County

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Rappahannock County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.