Smyth County, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Smyth County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Smyth County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
11,569
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
29,585
people in Smyth County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,859
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Smyth County 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 5.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.6%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−497 jobs)

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Smyth County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
52
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Smyth County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 23, 2026	Speyside Bourbon Cooperage in Virginia Inc.Takes effect Apr 23, 2026	Atkins	52	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Smyth 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).

New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board
Bland, Bristol, Carroll, Floyd, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford, Smyth, Washington, Wythe

Cities in Smyth County

Atkins

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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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