Yorktown, VA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Yorktown

• Operations Manager HaulingRepublic Services
• Remote Staff Accountant I - GAAP & Federal ContractsArbor Research Collaborative for Health
• ORSA (Operations Research & Systems Analyst)NextStep Technology
• Remote Business Systems Analyst QA, Data & ReportingSentara Health
• Territory Sales Representative-Roofing-Southeast(GA/NC/SC/TN/VA)Zwilling J.A. Henckels
• Territory Manager - Southern VirginiaAssuranceAmerica
• Remote Sales Engineer for Compliance SolutionsBroadridge
• Remote Territory Manager - Nonprofit Care UnderwritingNationwide
• Territory Account Manager - Virginia and West VirginiaGSK
• Account Executive- Strategic Accounts- South AtlanticGiveCampus

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Employers hiring most in Yorktown

1. 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union1 open role
2. Arbor Research Collaborative for Health1 open role
3. AssuranceAmerica1 open role
4. Augmentis1 open role
5. Avolve Software Group1 open role
6. Broadridge1 open role
7. Commander, Navy Installations Command1 open role
8. Gecko Hospitality1 open role
9. Genworth1 open role
10. GiveCampus1 open role

Yorktown layoffs

No layoff notices naming Yorktown 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.

All layoff notices in the state

York 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 up 4.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 1.6% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+453 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Yorktown. Each link goes to the publisher.

• The short, electric life of Work|ReleaseWHRO Public Media · Oct 23, 2026
• Norfolk School Board hears concerns as Phase 2 consolidation plan moves forward13NEWSNOW.com · Oct 14, 2026
• Dollar Tree confirms layoffs coming at Chesapeake headquartersWAVY · Oct 12, 2026
• Virginia's Haynes Furniture and The Dump are closing after nearly 130 years: 'Bittersweet ending'WTVR.com · Oct 8, 2026

Learn and get funded in Yorktown

• 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 Yorktown. 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).

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York County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.0% the month before

• 33,289

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 70,590

  people in York County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $108,326

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 56%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS