Tazewell County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Tazewell County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
13,851
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,933
people in Tazewell County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$45,788
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Tazewell County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Tazewell County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Tazewell 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.
- LifePoint Health2 open roles
- Charter Communications1 open role
- CRH Public1 open role
Colleges in Tazewell County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefield University | Bluefield | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Tazewell County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board
Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Wise
Virginia Career Works Richlands Center
Richlands · Comprehensive · 276-963-2660
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cities in Tazewell County
Other Virginia counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.