Lexington, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Administrative Assistant I131 Department of Corrections
- Application Programmer Analyst IUniversity of Kentucky
- Hybrid IT Recruiting CoordinatorHansen Talent Group
- Accounts Payable SpecialistVirginia Military Institute
- Field Service Engineer Lexington, VASegra
- Manufacturing HR Generalist - Training & Talent PartnerModine Manufacturing Company
- Assistant Athletic Director for Corporate PartnershipsCommonwealth of Virginia
- Office Manager, Inspector General/ Title IX and Diversity, Opportunity, and InclusionCommonwealth of Virginia
- Custodial ManagerCommonwealth of Virginia
- Entry-Level Recruiter: Uncapped Bonuses & Fast Career GrowthTotal Quality Logistics
Employers hiring most in Lexington
- Commonwealth of Virginia3 open roles
- Modine Manufacturing Company2 open roles
- 131 Department of Corrections1 open role
- Anduril Industries1 open role
- Avion Hospitality1 open role
- Charles V. Hardenbergh, PC1 open role
- Hansen Talent Group1 open role
- Jamison Search International1 open role
- Segra1 open role
- The Berkley Group1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Lexington
- Washington and Lee University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Lexington layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lexington 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 Lexington
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Military Institute | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Washington and Lee University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Lexington 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 12.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, up 1.0 points from a year ago
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Lexington city economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
3,742
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,420
people in Lexington city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,598
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
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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