Salem, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

32 open professional jobs in Salem. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Salem is in Salem city.

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Jobs in Salem

Sales Engineer - NMSteel Dynamics
Center Medical DirectorInnovAge Holding
Mitigation Project ManagerGPAC
Administrative AssistantDaVita Labs
Regional Sales ManagerUS Foods
Sr. Night Warehouse Manager - Relocation offeredUS Foods
Payroll/HR SpecialistCommonwealth of Virginia
OPERATIONS SENIOR MANAGER (IN125_01)Mersen USA GS
ER Manager FSEDi4 Search Group
Restoration Project CoordinatorServpro Industries

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Employers hiring most in Salem

KIK Custom Products4 open roles
US Foods4 open roles
Servpro Industries2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
Adecco1 open role
Aditi Consulting1 open role
CES Consulting1 open role
Commonwealth of Virginia1 open role
DaVita Labs1 open role
Friendship1 open role

Salem layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
533
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Salem, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jan 16, 2026	Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLCTakes effect Mar 18, 2026	Salem	533	Closure	State record

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Colleges in Salem

Colleges in Salem
College	Type	Students
Roanoke College	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Salem 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 11.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

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Salem city economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
13,363
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
25,477
people in Salem city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,716
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
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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