Williamsburg city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Williamsburg city’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 34 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Williamsburg city economy

5.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.5% the month before
7,059
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
15,564
people in Williamsburg city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,206
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Williamsburg city layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Williamsburg city in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Employers hiring most in Williamsburg city

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.

Terracon4 open roles
Branscome2 open roles
CASE2 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia2 open roles
Kingsmill Resort2 open roles
Learning Care Group2 open roles
Terracon Consultants2 open roles
Ampact1 open role
Avardis Health1 open role
Cardinal Civil Resources1 open role

Colleges in Williamsburg city

Colleges in Williamsburg city
College	City	Type	Students
William & Mary	Williamsburg	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Cities in Williamsburg city

Williamsburg34 jobs

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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.