The Fishersville Virginia Works Office serves the counties of Augusta, Bath, Highland, and Rockbridge and the cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro. Virginia Works provides services to individuals for finding employment and to area employers for recruiting new employees. Virginia Works matches jobseekers to employer job openings using the Virginia Workforce Connection online portal (https://vawc.virginia.gov), the largest database of employer listings in the Commonwealth of Virginia, many of which are exclusive. The agency also provides basic training or assistance so that individuals and businesses may use the system on a self-service basis. For jobseekers, Virginia Works provides job service assistance including job matching, referrals, and other information and can assist users in creating basic resumes or completing applications. For those needing in-depth assistance or other support while unemployed, Virginia Works can refer jobseekers to community support services as needed. The VEC (separate/sister agency) continues to administer unemployment benefits for persons who have worked in Virginia and other states and who are able and available to find new work. Benefit claims may be filed online at https://www.vec.virginia.gov or by calling toll free 1-866-832-2363. Virginia Works provides information and services on other special programs such as the Trade Act, Veterans, RESEA, persons with disabilities, older workers, youth, etc. The Virginia Works Fishersville Office provides computers for use in filing unemployment claims and/or searching for employment. All services are open to the public and are provided at no charge to the consumer. ACCESSIBILITY: Fully accessible to persons with disabilities.