Washington County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
24,595
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,913
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,774
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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.

Green Thumb Industries2 open roles
Entrepreneur's Organization1 open role
Evotec Group1 open role
Logicfinder1 open role
The Larson Group1 open role
Virginia Tech1 open role

Colleges in Washington County

Colleges in Washington County
College	City	Type	Students
Emory & Henry University	Emory	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board
Bland, Bristol, Carroll, Floyd, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford, Smyth, Washington, Wythe

Abingdon Center
Abingdon · Affiliate
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Virginia Career Works--Bristol Center
Abingdon · Affiliate · 276-696-3737
M,T,Th, 8:30 - 4:00PM, Wed 9:30 - 4:00PM, Fri 8:30-3:00PM

Cities in Washington County

Abingdon6 jobs
Emory

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Washington 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.