Allentown, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Principal Electrical EngineerAir Products
- Senior Engineer - ElectricalAir Products
- Senior Process Controls Engineer - Allentown PA or LaPorte TXAir Products
- Senior Commercial CounselAir Products
- North EH&S ManagerAir Products
- Electrical Engineer Manager - ASU AmericasAir Products
- Global Trade Operations SupervisorAir Products
- Equipment Technology Project/Product Engineer - PA HybridAir Products
- Ph.D. Career Development Program – Chemical Engineer FY2027Apci Credit Union
- Principal Electrical EngineerApci Credit Union
Employers hiring most in Allentown
- PPL32 open roles
- Air Products11 open roles
- Apci Credit Union6 open roles
- Chobani6 open roles
- Honeywell International4 open roles
- ADP - Automatic Data Processing3 open roles
- Keystone Consulting Engineers3 open roles
- Republic Services3 open roles
- Selective Insurance3 open roles
- St. Luke's University Health Network3 open roles
Allentown layoffs
No layoff notices naming Allentown in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Allentown
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Muhlenberg College | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where Allentown ranks
Where Allentown placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #14Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Mid-Atlantic17% · of 84
- #14Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast15% · of 38
- #16Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Northeast17% · of 69
- #18Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic15% · of 53
- #19Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Northeast52% · of 70
- #22Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast31% · of 50
Lehigh County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,805 jobs), management of companies (+1,060 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−3,287 jobs), retail (−771 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Allentown. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Pennsylvania? How to file for unemployment in Pennsylvania (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Workforce Board Lehigh Valley
Lehigh, Northampton
PA CareerLink - Lehigh Valley
Allentown · Comprehensive · 610-437-5627
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lehigh County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
202,076
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
375,408
people in Lehigh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,493
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Pennsylvania unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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