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Job market report: Chesapeake, VA

Open jobs, pay and living costs in and around Chesapeake, from the listings JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. Data as of November 5, 2026.

At a glance

  • 10 open listings in Chesapeake; 214 jobs within 25 miles.
  • ▲ 1 new in the last 7 days; 1 today.
  • Typical listed pay: $54k a year. Each employer counts once.
  • Living costs in VA: 1% above the U.S. average (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100)).
  • No WARN layoff notices placed within 50 miles.
Alabama: 359 jobsAlaska: 285 jobsArizona: 1,400 jobsColorado: 1,181 jobsFlorida: 1,500 jobsGeorgia: 1,160 jobsIndiana: 783 jobsKansas: 295 jobsMaine: 101 jobsMassachusetts: 1,406 jobsMinnesota: 645 jobsNew Jersey: 370 jobsNorth Carolina: 532 jobsNorth Dakota: 207 jobsOklahoma: 702 jobsPennsylvania: 601 jobsSouth Dakota: 215 jobsTexas: 3,664 jobsWyoming: 137 jobsConnecticut: 182 jobsMissouri: 914 jobsWest Virginia: 119 jobsIllinois: 1,499 jobsNew Mexico: 723 jobsArkansas: 205 jobsCalifornia: 7,726 jobsDelaware: 91 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 1,946 jobsHawaii: 342 jobsIowa: 168 jobsKentucky: 279 jobsMaryland: 700 jobsMichigan: 342 jobsMississippi: 173 jobsMontana: 197 jobsNew Hampshire: 80 jobsNew York: 3,724 jobsOhio: 636 jobsOregon: 584 jobsTennessee: 391 jobsUtah: 801 jobsVirginia: 1,155 jobsWashington: 2,845 jobsWisconsin: 226 jobsNebraska: 214 jobsSouth Carolina: 209 jobsIdaho: 219 jobsNevada: 274 jobsVermont: 66 jobsLouisiana: 638 jobsRhode Island: 54 jobsNewport NewsWilliamsburgYorktownElizabeth City Hampton, VA: 14 jobs, median listed pay $95k a year, ▲ 5 new this week, 3 new todayHampton · 14 · $95kSuffolk, VA: 2 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekSuffolk · 2Virginia Beach, VA: 42 jobs, median listed pay $52k a year, ▲ 11 new this week, 1 new todayVirginia Beach · 42 · $52kNorfolk, VA: 91 jobs, median listed pay $89k a year, ▲ 22 new this weekNorfolk · 91 · $89kPortsmouth, VA: 55 jobs, median listed pay $72k a year, ▲ 7 new this weekPortsmouth · 55 · $72kChesapeake, VA: 10 jobs, median listed pay $54k a year, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayChesapeake · 10 · $54k You: Chesapeake, VA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
Red pins: cities with jobs within 25 miles of Chesapeake; a bigger pin means more jobs.

Employers hiring most

  1. Commander, Navy Installations Command · 5 jobs
  2. Veterans Health Administration · 4 jobs
  3. U.S. Coast Guard · 1 job

Nearby cities

  • Norfolk, VA · 91 jobs · 9 mi
  • Portsmouth, VA · 55 jobs · 7 mi
  • Virginia Beach, VA · 42 jobs · 14 mi
  • Fort Eustis, VA · 38 jobs · 33 mi
  • Yorktown, VA · 15 jobs · 33 mi
  • Hampton, VA · 14 jobs · 21 mi

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Live map and job list for Chesapeake · Pay is what listings publish, not what people earn.