Southampton County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Southampton County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Southampton County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
7,915
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
17,988
people in Southampton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,465
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Southampton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Southampton 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Hampton Roads Workforce Council
Chesapeake, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson City, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York

Virginia Career Works-Franklin Center
Franklin · Affiliate · 757-569-6070
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4pm

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Southampton 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.