Virginia Beach city, VA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meVirginia Beach city economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.1% the month before
229,827
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
457,066
people in Virginia Beach city
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$90,685
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Virginia Beach city ranks
Where Virginia Beach city placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Virginia Beach 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 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,692 jobs), admin & staffing (+967 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−993 jobs), information (−851 jobs)
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Virginia Beach city layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
125
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay and Associates IncTakes effect Oct 31, 2026 | Virginia Beach | 51 | — | State record | |
| Huntington Ingall Industries (HII) Mission TechnologiesTakes effect Apr 17, 2026 | Virginia Beach | 74 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Virginia Beach 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.
- HII Mission Technologies26 open roles
- Amazon6 open roles
- Commander, Navy Installations Command6 open roles
- Dewberry5 open roles
- Skanska USA4 open roles
- Asure Software3 open roles
- Black & Veatch3 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology3 open roles
- GPAC3 open roles
- Saronic3 open roles
Colleges in Virginia Beach city
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent University | Virginia Beach | Private non-profit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Virginia Wesleyan University | Virginia Beach | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Virginia Beach Theological Seminary | Virginia Beach | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Virginia Beach city
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Virginia Beach city. 1 with dates announced.
- SHRM Virginia and DC Annual Conference
Apr 11 to Apr 14, 2027 · Virginia Beach, VA
Paid ticket, price not listed
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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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