Altoona, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Lead Auditor Data Analytics (100% Virtual/Remote)US Foods
- Chief Nursing OfficerEncompass Health
- Experience ManagerUlta Beauty
- Seminar & Communications ManagerSteinbacher Goodall & Yurchak
- Project Coordinator- ConstructionRoadSafe Traffic Systems
- Construction Project CoordinatorRoadSafe Traffic Systems
- Accounting Manager - LeaseUS Foods
- Indirect Tax Analyst II (100% Virtual Remote)US Foods
- Executive DirectorAmerican Water Works Association
- Financial Analyst, SeniorUPMC
Employers hiring most in Altoona
- UPMC3 open roles
- US Foods3 open roles
- RoadSafe Traffic Systems2 open roles
- American Water Works Association1 open role
- Element Solutions1 open role
- Encompass Health1 open role
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- Hansen Agri-Placement1 open role
- Neptune1 open role
- Sheetz1 open role
Altoona layoffs
No layoff notices naming Altoona 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 Altoona
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Blair 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+406 jobs), construction (+305 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Altoona. 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).
- Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
PA CareerLink - Blair County
Altoona · Comprehensive · 814-940-6201
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Blair County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
57,451
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
121,854
people in Blair County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,594
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
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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