Hanover County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meHanover County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
60,757
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
111,652
people in Hanover County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$109,504
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Hanover 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 up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+838 jobs), retail (+554 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: management of companies (−515 jobs)
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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Hanover County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
508
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhurst Dining LLCTakes effect Aug 7, 2026 | Ashland | 80 | Closure | State record | |
| Republic National Distributing Company LLCTakes effect Jun 21, 2026 | Ashland | 428 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Hanover 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.
- Trane U.s.4 open roles
- Commonwealth of Virginia3 open roles
- Bon Secours Mercy Health2 open roles
- Commercial Metals2 open roles
- Lutron2 open roles
- SAM2 open roles
- Trane Technologies2 open roles
- Accylerate1 open role
- Amazon1 open role
- Austin Community College1 open role
Colleges in Hanover County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hanover 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).
- Capital Region Workforce Development Board
Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond
Cities in Hanover County
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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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