Botetourt County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Botetourt County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Botetourt County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
17,127
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
33,875
people in Botetourt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,467
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Botetourt 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 12.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.4 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Wells Fargo Announces 87 Layoffs At Roanoke Operations Centervirginianreview · Nov 3, 2026
Wells Fargo to lay off 87 workers in Roanoke CountyVirginia Business · Nov 2, 2026
Wells Fargo to Cut 87 Jobs at Roanoke County Support Center in Three RoundsThe Roanoke Star News · Nov 2, 2026
Roanoke Wells Fargo Center faces 87 layoffs in late 2026Yahoo Finance · Nov 2, 2026
Nearly 90 Wells Fargo employees in Roanoke facing layoffsWSLS 10 News · Nov 2, 2026
Wells Fargo to lay off 87 in Roanoke CountyCardinal News · Oct 31, 2026

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Botetourt County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Botetourt 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 Botetourt 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.

Munters2 open roles
BioSpace1 open role
Nebius1 open role
Titan America1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Botetourt 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).

Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board
Alleghany, Botetourt, Clifton Forge, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke City

Cities in Botetourt County

Daleville4 jobs

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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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