Rockingham County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rockingham County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rockingham County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
44,911
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
84,739
people in Rockingham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,468
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rockingham County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Rockingham 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 Rockingham 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.

Merck3 open roles
Merck Patient Assistance Program3 open roles
Molson Coors Beverage2 open roles
Molson Coors Brewing Company2 open roles
Dynamic Aviation1 open role
Dynamic Aviation Group1 open role
JBS USA Holdings1 open role
LanceSoft1 open role
Leidos1 open role
Perdue Farms1 open role

Colleges in Rockingham County

Colleges in Rockingham County
College	City	Type	Students
Bridgewater College	Bridgewater	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista, Clarke, Frederick, Harrisonburg, Highland, Lexington, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Winchester

Virginia Career Works Fishersville Center
Staunton · Comprehensive · 540-887-9895
Monday- Friday, 9AM to 4PM

Cities in Rockingham County

Elkton8 jobs
Broadway3 jobs
Bridgewater2 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

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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.