Lynchburg city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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 meLynchburg city economy
4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
36,977
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
79,255
people in Lynchburg city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,808
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lynchburg city ranks
Where Lynchburg city placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #23Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic7 per 100 · of 66
- #23Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southeast7 per 100 · of 79
Lynchburg city outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.7%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+335 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−890 jobs), manufacturing (−787 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lynchburg 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.
Lynchburg city layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lynchburg 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.
Employers hiring most in Lynchburg 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.
- BWX Technologies24 open roles
- BWXT Ordnance Tennessee6 open roles
- L3HARRIS Technologies5 open roles
- BWXT4 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund4 open roles
- J.Crew3 open roles
- Builders FirstSource2 open roles
- BWXT Technologies2 open roles
- Freedom First Credit Union2 open roles
- Jobot2 open roles
Colleges in Lynchburg city
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Centra College | Lynchburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Randolph College | Lynchburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Virginia University of Lynchburg | Lynchburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Cities in Lynchburg city
Other Virginia counties
Laid off or looking for work in Lynchburg city?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.
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
Job seekers in Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg city.