Norfolk city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Norfolk city’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 320 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Norfolk city economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
105,653
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
235,037
people in Norfolk city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,017
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Norfolk city ranks

Where Norfolk city placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#17Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic7 per 100 · of 66
#22Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southeast7 per 100 · of 79
#22Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mid-Atlantic26% · of 100

Norfolk 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 up 3.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,424 jobs), professional & technical (+2,888 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,423 jobs), admin & staffing (−858 jobs)

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Norfolk city layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
176
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Norfolk city, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grunt StyleTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Norfolk	8	Closure	State record
Jun 1, 2026	M1 Support Services LPTakes effect Jul 31, 2026	Norfolk	168	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Norfolk 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.

United States Fleet Forces Command15 open roles
Commonwealth of Virginia13 open roles
Seacorp13 open roles
Indus Technology7 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies7 open roles
Parsons7 open roles
Eastern Virginia Medical School6 open roles
Scientific Research6 open roles
Sentara Health6 open roles
BAE Systems5 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Norfolk city

Sentara Health1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Norfolk city

Colleges in Norfolk city
College	City	Type	Students
Old Dominion University	Norfolk	Public 4-year	20,000+
Norfolk State University	Norfolk	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999
Eastern Virginia Medical School	Norfolk	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Conferences in Norfolk city

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Norfolk city. 2 with dates announced.

AAA International Accounting Section Midyear Meeting
Jan 7 to Jan 9, 2027 · Norfolk, VA
Paid ticket, price not listed
NACADA Region Conferences
Mar 16 to Mar 18, 2027 · Norfolk, VA
Paid ticket, price not listed
Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 3, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Norfolk city. 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).

Virginia Works-Norfolk Center
Norfolk · Comprehensive · 757-910-3601
Mon-Thurs, 8:30am-4:00pm / Fri, 8:30am-12:00pm Closed at 3pm on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, as well as all State and Federal Holidays.

Cities in Norfolk city

Norfolk320 jobs

Other Virginia counties

All of Virginia

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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.

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