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Smyth County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Smyth County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Smyth County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 11,540

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 29,585

    people in Smyth County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $46,859

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 28%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Smyth County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Smyth 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 Smyth 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. General Dynamics Mission Systems11 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Smyth County

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Smyth 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.