Augusta County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Augusta County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Augusta County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.7% the month before
40,964
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
77,713
people in Augusta County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,972
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Augusta County ranks

Where Augusta County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#19Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100
#20Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southeast8.3 per 10,000 · of 100
#21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic8.3 per 10,000 · of 100

Augusta 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 9.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (+1,135 jobs), health care (+418 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

I-81 North to Route 33 to have ramp closures overnight November 2-3 in HarrisonburgRocktown Now · Oct 28, 2026
I-81 North to Route 33 Ramp Closures Overnight Nov. 2 – 3 in HarrisonburgVirginia Department of Transportation · Oct 27, 2026

Learn and get funded in Augusta County

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.

Augusta County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Augusta County 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

Employers hiring most in Augusta County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Innovative Refrigeration Systems4 open roles
Wieland Rolled Products North America4 open roles
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank2 open roles
Hershey2 open roles
Amazon1 open role
Augusta Health1 open role
Briggs1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Client Staffing Solutions1 open role
ComSonics1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Augusta County. 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).

Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista, Clarke, Frederick, Harrisonburg, Highland, Lexington, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Winchester

Virginia Career Works - Fishersville Center
Staunton · Comprehensive · 540-332-7750
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 9:00 am - 4:00 pm; Wed 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

Cities in Augusta County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Virginia’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Virginia unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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