Galax, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

4 open professional jobs in Galax. Galax is in Galax city.

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Jobs in Galax

Glass Procurement SpecialistFlint Hills Resources
Independent Insurance Claims Adjuster in Galax, VirginiaMileHigh Adjusters Houston
County Program Analyst: Data-Driven Local ServicesU.s. Department of Agriculture
Glass Procurement SpecialistKoch Industries

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Employers hiring most in Galax

Flint Hills Resources1 open role
Koch Industries1 open role
MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role
U.s. Department of Agriculture1 open role

Galax layoffs

No layoff notices naming Galax 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.

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Galax 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 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

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Workforce development and job centers

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Virginia Career Work-Galax Center-Crossroads Institute
Galax · Affiliate · 276-236-5105
8:30am - 4:00pm Mon, Tues, Thur; 9:30am - 4:00pm Wed; , Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm

Galax city economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
2,863
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
6,698
people in Galax city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$41,438
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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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