Fairfax, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Fairfax
- Personal Injury ParalegalBenGlassLaw
- Data Scientist - AI/ML SpecialistCaci-Iss
- Account Executive - Fairfax VAMsccn
- Business Analyst / Tester - SAFe Agile ProgramCGI
- Director, Parking & TransportationVirginia Department of Human Resource Management
- Director, Parking & TransportationGeorge Mason University
- Associate EngineerGRS Technology Solutions
- Junior Risk Analyst - In-House Real Estate & COIQuestpro Consultants
- Business Analyst - Entry Level (Top Secret Clearance Required)CGI
- Family Law ParalegalChowdhury Divorce Law Group
Employers hiring most in Fairfax
- George Mason University53 open roles
- Dewberry45 open roles
- HII Mission Technologies14 open roles
- Govcio12 open roles
- Riverside Research12 open roles
- Quantum Strides9 open roles
- Fairfax County8 open roles
- Inova Health8 open roles
- MAG Aerospace7 open roles
- CGI6 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Fairfax
- General Dynamics Mission Systems5,001–20,000 employees
- George Mason University5,001–20,000 employees
- ICF International LLC5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Fairfax layoffs
No layoff notices naming Fairfax 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 Fairfax
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| George Mason University | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Job fairs and business events in Fairfax
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Fairfax.
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Where Fairfax ranks
Where Fairfax placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Mid-Atlantic2.0% · of 84
- #6Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Southeast2.0% · of 84
- #8Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast15% · of 84
- #8Best cities for junior jobs in Virginia36% · of 26
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience2.0% · of 100
- #12Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mid-Atlantic37% · of 55
Fairfax city outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 18.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 10.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,646 jobs), admin & staffing (+753 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Fairfax
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Fairfax city economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
14,160
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,478
people in Fairfax city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$132,774
median household income
Source: Census ACS
60%
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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