Falls Church city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFalls Church city economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
8,078
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,593
people in Falls Church city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$154,734
median household income
Source: Census ACS
72%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Falls Church city outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+362 jobs)
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Falls Church city layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
133
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics Information TechnologyTakes effect Jul 28, 2026 | Falls Church | 133 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Falls Church city
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.
- BAE Systems17 open roles
- Northrop Grumman8 open roles
- Grvty5 open roles
- Michael Page5 open roles
- Goldbelt Apex4 open roles
- LMI Consulting4 open roles
- Agile Defense3 open roles
- Chenega Base & Logistics Services3 open roles
- Cvent3 open roles
- Executive Office for Immigration Review3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Falls Church city
- Noblis1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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