Where Do Montgomery County Residents Work?

In 2008, 50% of residents lived and worked in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg, 19% commuted to locations in the New River Valley (i.e. Counties of Giles, Floyd, Pulaski and the City of Radford), and 10% commuted to locations in the Roanoke Valley (i.e. Roanoke County and the Cities of Roanoke and Salem).

Local & Regional Job Opportunities

Job Boards

• jobs.roanoke.com - Listing maintained by the Roanoke Times.  Pre-defined search criteria provides listing of employment opportunities within 30 miles of Montgomery County
• Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center - Home to over 180 research, technology and support companies.  The VTCRC also employees over 3,000 people.  Companies located in the VTCRC post job openings to this website. 
• Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council - Technology jobs and non-tech jobs with technology companies in the New River and Roanoke Valleys.
  
• Virginia Workforce Connections - This job board is maintained by the Virginia Employment Commission.  

Recruitment/Job Placement Firms

• Bright Services - To search jobs locally, click on offices titled "New River Valley" or "Roanoke"
• Express Employment Professionals - To search jobs in the locally, select "VA - Fairlawn" and "VA - Roanoke" from the "Select Express Locations" box. 
• Siegel Link, LLC - Siegel Link provides recruiting and staffing services for all skill sets; however, our specialties are IT, manufacturing and engineering in the New River Valley and Roanoke Valley.

Government Jobs

• Virginia Tech
• Montgomery County
• Montgomery County Public Schools
• Town of Blacksburg
• Town of Christiansburg 
• USA.gov
• Commonwealth of Virginia  

Services for Job-Seekers and the Unemployed

• File for an Unemployment Claim Online - Unemployment claims are filed through the Virginia Employment Commission.  In order to file for Unemployment Insurance (UI) you must have been separated from your employer or have had your hours reduced.
• VEC Services for Job Seekers - The Virginia Employment Commission provides services to workers that include job referral and placement, referral to training, and job search skill building activities.