Lexington city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lexington city’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Independent page. Not from or affiliated with the State of Virginia.

Looking for work in Virginia? See where you stand.

Not sure you match what employers here are hiring for? Get a free read on your fit, the jobs open near you and a plan for the weeks ahead.

Show me jobs near me

Lexington city economy

4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
3,742
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,420
people in Lexington city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$89,598
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lexington city 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 12.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.8%, up 1.0 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Lexington city

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.

Lexington city layoffs

No layoff notices naming Lexington city 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 Lexington 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.

Commonwealth of Virginia4 open roles
Modine Manufacturing Company2 open roles
Washington and Lee University2 open roles
131 Department of Corrections1 open role
Anduril Industries1 open role
Avion Hospitality1 open role
Charles V. Hardenbergh, PC1 open role
Hansen Talent Group1 open role
Jamison Search International1 open role
Segra1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Lexington city

Washington and Lee University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Lexington city

Colleges in Lexington city
College	City	Type	Students
Virginia Military Institute	Lexington	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Washington and Lee University	Lexington	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Cities in Lexington city

Lexington20 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

Laid off or looking for work in Lexington city?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.

Applying and hearing nothing back?

Find out where you stand: your odds, the jobs that fit you and a plan for the week ahead. Free. No résumé needed.

Already a member? Log in

Get my Market Reality Assessment

Job seekers in Lexington city looking to you for help, or openings you cannot fill?

Leave your work email. We'll send how organizations use NextChapter to reach job seekers in Lexington city.

See how organizations use it