Chesapeake, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Integrated Logistics Support EngineerLeidos
- Sales Development RepresentativeStandard Electric
- Inside Sales RepRite-Hite
- Capture Management DirectorChenega Base & Logistics Services
- Senior Pricing AnalystChenega Base & Logistics Services
- Project ManagerKinder Morgan
- Maintenance ManagerKinder Morgan
- Systems Engineer IIIOceaneering International
- Production SupervisorOceaneering International
- Project Mechanical EngineerOceaneering International
Employers hiring most in Chesapeake
- Family Dollar25 open roles
- Oceaneering International8 open roles
- Trane U.s.5 open roles
- Amazon4 open roles
- BAE Systems3 open roles
- Commonwealth of Virginia3 open roles
- Charter Communications2 open roles
- Chenega Base & Logistics Services2 open roles
- Defense Maritime Solutions2 open roles
- HII Mission Technologies2 open roles
Chesapeake layoffs
No layoff notices naming Chesapeake in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Chesapeake
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Sentara College of Health Sciences | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Where Chesapeake ranks
Where Chesapeake placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast26% · of 69
- #3Best cities for junior jobs in Virginia43% · of 26
- #4Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic45% · of 55
- #4Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic26% · of 53
- #4Best cities for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic43% · of 85
- #7Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast45% · of 64
Chesapeake city outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+1,991 jobs), health care (+1,802 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−823 jobs), private education (−652 jobs)
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Chesapeake city economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.3% the month before
124,004
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
251,153
people in Chesapeake city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$94,189
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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