Shenandoah County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Shenandoah County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Shenandoah County economy

3.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
20,797
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
44,630
people in Shenandoah County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,437
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Shenandoah County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah 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.

Actalent1 open role
Atlantic Emergency Solutions1 open role
Kennametal1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Shenandoah 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

Cities in Shenandoah County

New Market3 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Shenandoah County?

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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.