Wise, VA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Unit Manager: Red Onion State Prison #00600Commonwealth of Virginia
- AML Project ManagerCommonwealth of Virginia
- Program Director, GO VirginiaUniversity of Virginia
- Program Director, GO VirginiaUVA Health
Employers hiring most in Wise
- Commonwealth of Virginia2 open roles
- University of Virginia1 open role
- UVA Health1 open role
Wise layoffs
No layoff notices naming Wise 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 Wise
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia's College at Wise | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Wise County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.9%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−355 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Wise. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Logistics company laying off 81 employees in Lebanon CountyABC27 · Oct 28, 2026
Learn and get funded in Wise
- 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 Wise. 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).
- Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board
Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Wise
Virginia Career Works-Wise Center
Wise · Affiliate · 276-325-7314
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
Wise County economy
4.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
13,214
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
35,727
people in Wise County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,740
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
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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