Montross, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

Montross layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 179

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Westmoreland County 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 down 3.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.0%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Montross

• 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.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Montross. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Virginia? How to file for unemployment in Virginia (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Bay Area Local Workforce Development Board

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Westmoreland County economy

• 5.0%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 7,476

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 18,683

  people in Westmoreland County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,766

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 35%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS