Grayson County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grayson County economy

• 3.4%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.0% the month before

• 6,536

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 15,323

  people in Grayson County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $42,864

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 30%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grayson 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.6 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Grayson 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.

Grayson County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Grayson 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.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grayson County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board

  Bland, Bristol, Carroll, Floyd, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford, Smyth, Washington, Wythe

• Virginia Career Work-Galax Center-Crossroads Institute

  Galax · Affiliate · 276-236-5105

  8:30am - 4:00pm Mon, Tues, Thur; 9:30am - 4:00pm Wed; , Fri 8:30am - 3:00pm

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